A MAN told a court how he pleaded with a gunman not to kill him and his friend.
Dwayne Bryan said he managed to escape from the alleged gunman, Damien Fogo.
But Nottingham Crown Court heard that Fogo shot Germaine Edwards in the boot of as car.
The friends had given Fogo a lift on the day Mr Edwards died – Saturday, November 17.
Everything had seemed normal, said Mr Bryan, as Mr Edwards drove Fogo to pick up keys and cash.
After waiting for 15 minutes, Fogo returned to the car with a gun, Nottingham Crown Court heard.
Mr Bryan said there was a "big bang" on Mr Edwards' window and he opened the door.
"He [Fogo] grabbed the keys, pointed the gun at Germaine and said get out of the car," said Mr Bryan.
"He [Fogo] walked him to the boot, put Germaine in the boot and jumped in the back of the car. I was nervous. I said 'don't kill us, please'.
"We just thought one of us was going to die or both of us were going to die."
Fogo is accused of murdering Mr Edwards, a Co-op manager who had been expecting £10,000 redundancy from the store where he had worked in St Ann's.
Mr Bryan said Fogo said he wanted "ten grand" and that he was not going back to prison.
"He told me to drive, drive to get him some money," said Mr Bryan.
Mr Bryan drove Mr Edwards' hired Ford Fiesta, with Fogo in the back seat and Mr Edwards still in the boot.
As he drove towards Broxtowe Police Station he tried to crash the car into another car, but the driver swerved out of the way and the Ford Fiesta stalled.
Mr Bryan explained to the jury what he had been doing: "I was trying to cause a scene... just so I could try and save my mate's life."
After the car stalled, Mr Bryan got out of the driver's seat and ran to the police station, leaving Mr Edwards in the boot.
As he ran he said he heard Fogo shout from the driver's open window, "you're dead or Germaine's dead".
Fogo drove 28-year-old Mr Edwards to Fairnley Road, Bilborough, where he allegedly shot him in the car at close-range.
Mr Edwards, of Chingford Road, Bilborough, was seen staggering in Fairnley Road shouting 'help me, I've been shot'.
Prosecutor Timothy Barnes QC said that whoever "executed" Mr Edwards drove off. The car was set on fire at a car park close to Trowell Services.
Fogo, 32, previously of Hungerhill Road, St Ann's, denies murder, attempting to rob Mr Edwards and Mr Bryan and possessing a handgun.
He says he never returned to the car and was not part of what happened.
The case continues.
