Nathaniel Armstrong, 29, was killed 11 days after the Good Morning Britain forecaster spoke out about the crime on the show.
"Some of these boys, they don't fear prison, if you don't change the environment it won't change anything.Detectives said on Saturday they were hunting a six-foot-tall, light-skinned black male in connection with the stabbing.One of Mr Armstrong's friends, who said his name was George, 30, said:"We don't know how this happened."Everyone in the area would have know him from basketball.
He added:"He was super friendly, a BFG. He looked super scary - six foot seven, big beard - but super friendly. It would shock you how friendly he was." Detective Chief Inspector Glen Lloyd, who is leading the inquiry, said:"We are appealing for information from those who were out and about in the area at the time of the attack and saw anything of note.
"My team is particularly keen to trace a light-skinned black male, approximately 6ft tall, who was seen near the scene at the time of the incident." Gowan Avenue was the street where TV presenter Jill Dando was shot in the head on the doorstep of her home on 26 April 1999.
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