cops and authorities say we should use “proper channels” and get licensed, with finish times, bouncers, etc to avoid such tragedies…
The mother of a woman who died after being shot in High Wycombe in the early hours of Saturday will join detectives in a fresh appeal for witnesses tomorrow.
Margaret Derby, of Cleethorpes, Humberside, and Det Ch Insp Andy Taylor, leading the investigation, will be available to speak to press at Aylesbury Police Station, Wendover Road, Aylesbury, at 1.30pm.
Natasha Derby, aged 25, of Crest Road, High Wycombe, was shot inside the Multi-Racial Centre, St Mary’s Street, at around 2.30am, on Saturday, and passed away in hospital last night.
The centre had been booked for a reggae night and as the evening was drawing to a close it appears Natasha was shot on the dancefloor. There were at least 100 people inside at the time and detectives are appealing for anyone who was at the event to come forward.
People who were at the Multi-Racial Centre on the evening of the shooting or anyone who may have been near to the centre in the early hours of Saturday morning is urged to call Det Ch Insp Taylor via 0845 8 505 505. If you don’t want to speak to police and don’t want to leave your name call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
it seems the negativity of some bits of the urban music scene knows no bounds. What kind of psychos attend these events, who smuggle in a firearm and wait through the whole night to settle a score and take a life at the end of the night? 
What happened in both cases is a tragedy – two young girls lost their lives in the same area.
But in the case of Sophie it was a tragic accident. It should not really have happened (other crews from the area had rejected that venue aas unsafe) but the shockwaves it sent through the party community have at least led to people realising that they have to be collectively responsible for health and safety to avoid these sort of tragedies.
Yet councils license events and they attract murderers. (and much as I actually like dancehall and reggae, I can’t help but think that the misogyny and violence in much of the lyrics does have an effect on people – music is after all a powerful way of sharing emotions.)
And even in licensed clubs there have been several fatal accidents due to unsafe structures; except in many cases management have made a commercial decision to delay repairs in order to minimise overhead spend and maximise net profits.
In perspective – the death of Ms Ksher has thankfully been the only such tragedy at a rave in that locality in 14 years – adn free parties have still not attracted a major “gangster” element who are prepared to use extreme violence [although trouble happens at London events it is still low-level] – the lack of “bling” and glamour compared to commercial events (which thrive on it) is undoubtedly a big factor.
If a young lady asked me which events were safer – I’d still happily suggest the free party over and above any commercial event…
