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‘Only my son’s friends know why he was shot’
Father’s call for information on nightclub shooting
THE father of a man shot dead in a King’s Cross nightclub has appealed for his son’s friends to come forward.
Daniel Ross, 22, was shot in the head at point blank range on the dancefloor in the Scala nightclub last month.
Speaking for the first time, Ivan Ross, from Kilburn, said he believes Daniel’s friends know why he was killed.
He said: “His friends haven’t come forward. They are the only ones who could tell me why he was killed – and they won’t talk. Even if they say it’s too risky and their lives are in danger – what can I say?”
He paid tribute to his son’s dedication to his two young children, and recalled Daniel looking for schools for them. He said: “About two months ago he went off to buy them school uniforms. His partner wanted to go with him but he said: ‘No, no’. He wanted to do it on his own. Then he came back and showed me all the clothes he’d bought. He must have spent more than £100.”
Mr Ross added: “He was a good boy and a good father. He never did harm to anyone, I can’t see why anyone would want to hurt him. We want to know why he was killed.”
Mr Ross’s wife, Jean, called for a public review of the Scala’s licence.
She telephoned the New Journal to ask if the four-floor club would invest in head cams, a new form of CCTV, after reading that four Camden clubs had asked police for the £1,500 sets, which slot above the ear like a pencil. Mrs Ross said: “I’ve asked Scala to update their security and CCTV inside. They have it outside but not inside.
“My son died and his killers got out – something like that tiny camera could really help to track people in the club.”
The camera, which would be discreetly worn by security staff, enables them to observe clubbers.
Superintendent Martin Richards admitted crimes are harder to crack in clubs because suspects have often left before police arrive and the crime scene can be disturbed by people milling around. He said: “I’m encouraging nightclubs to use them. If anything happens in a club, such as a stabbing or a shooting, they can capture it all.”
The Scala, in Pentonville Road, rejected requests for an interview and refused to comment on whether it would invest in head cams.
Sergeant Bob Dear, in charge of licensing, said: “Camden Police are continuing to monitor and work closely with La Scala. The management of the premises have reviewed security at the venue and have implemented recommendations we have made.”
Although the venue has scrapped Garage Fever, the club night Daniel was murdered at, his mother said the Scala have not gone far enough to prevent other killings.
Mrs Ross said: “Saying they’ve cancelled a garage night is lip service. What new measures are they going to put in place so that another mother doesn’t go through what I’m going through?”
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