A man who was killed during disturbances in Bradford told his friend: "I got shot and I'm gonna die," a Court heard.

Twenty-seven-year-old Des-tor Coleman, known as Dexter or 'X', of West Bowling, died after being shot in the back outside the Young Lion Cafe in Lumb Lane in July last year.

His friend, Howard Gregory Smith, known as Metro, sought shelter inside the cafe when the disturbances began. "I was upstairs on the first floor," said Mr Smith, 35. "I said 'what's wrong with you?' He said 'I got shot and I'm gonna die.'

"I pulled up his top and could see blood and there was bleeding. At that time there were missiles coming in from all angles. I thought 'I can't leave him here - stones could come through the window and hit him on the head'. We took him into a back room and tried to put him in the recovery position where he'd be safe from bricks and missiles."

Mr Smith told the jury at Leeds Crown Court how he later "begged for mercy" after being attacked in the yard by a gang of 20 to 25 Asian men wielding hammers, baseball bats and missiles. They were shouting racist abuse.

The court had earlier heard evidence from a tearful and shaking Theresa Leneghan, who said she saw a gun being fired outside the cafe and hid under the pool table.

Ms Leneghan said from a window she saw the Afro-Caribbean men entering the cafe and a group of Asian men - some wearing balaclavas - running towards it.

"Some men had bats and sticks and bricks," she said. "I saw a gun. I heard the noise of a shot and also the noise of everything all kicking off. I saw the gun kind of recoil."

Safdar Khan, 23, of Tile Street, Girlington, denies murdering Mr Coleman. He also denies violent disorder along with Mohammed Shaffi, 26, of Wheatley Grove, Yousuf Khan, 26, also of Tile Street, Girlington, Adelso Saws, 20, of Grange View, Chapeltown, Leeds, and Mohammed Raja, 22, of Parkside Road, West Bowling. Shaffi further denies a charge of attempting to murder O'Neil Giscombe and Raja has pleaded not guilty to robbery.

The trial continues.