Special to The Royal Gazette from Sanford, Florida A Florida judge yesterday heard the chilling 911 call made by a teenager after he shot and killed a five-year-old Bermudian boy.

The nine-minute call contained the 15-year-old boy's desperate cries for help.

Jason Vegosen was heard repeatedly pleading for someone to save little Ryan Hayward.

As the tape of the call was played at yesterday's manslaughter trial, the victim's father wept openly.

Vegosen is alleged to have accidentally blasted Ryan to death on August 8 last year.

The incident occurred at Vegosen's home at 1110 Doris Street, near Lake Brantley High School, Altamonte Springs, Florida.

Altamonte Springs Police originally filed no charges in the case.

But they changed their minds, when friends of Vegosen told them about earlier incidents involving the teenager and the gun.

Yesterday was the opening of the manslaughter trial in juvenile court.

If convicted, Vegosen could be held by juvenile authorities until his 19th birthday.

He is also charged with improper exhibition of a weapon, and use of a firearm without adult supervision.

The court heard that according to Police reports Vegosen took his father's .38 calibre revolver from a locked filing cabinet.

He was showing it to Hayward when it fired, Police claim.

Seminole Circuit Court Judge Leonard Wood yesterday threw out testimony about Vegosen's previous handling of a revolver.

He claimed the evidence did not deal with events on the day Hayward was killed.

Assistant State Attorney Ralph Eriksson told the court testimony from one of Vegosen's playmates, Alex Cheshire, would show the teenager knew how to fire the Smith and Wesson revolver.

The testimony would be supported by two other boys, said Mr. Eriksson.

It would reveal Vegosen should have known the weapon was loaded on the day of the shooting.

Cheshire said that the week before the killing Vegosen had taken the revolver from the filing cabinet.

He showed it to him while his parents were away, Cheshire testified.

And in another incident, Cheshire said Vegosen showed the weapon to three boys.

He then opened the chamber and inserted a spent casing in it, claimed Cheshire.

Judge Wood, however, ruled Cheshire's account failed to show Vegosen knew how to fire the weapon.

The trial continues today.