Update 6.11.07: Four people shot dead at Carl Cox concert

Update 6.11.07: Four people shot dead at Carl Cox concert

6 November, 2007 | 11.52AM

• Written by: Terry Church
• Filed under: Music News: club shooting, venezuela, vj

Update: 6.11.07

The names of three of the dead victims of the shooting at the Carl Cox gig in Venezuela have been released. José Salvador Rodríguez Rodríguez (42), Vanesa Andreína Blanco Nieves (24), and Jonathan Gerardo Valero Gómez (20) died at the club after being shot. The identity of the fourth victim, a 30-year-old male, has not been disclosed by police.

It has also been reported by local Venezuelan news services that the incident was gang related, and was due to rival drug gangs clashing over the sale of ecstasy.

Many clubbers who were present at the event have criticised the organisers Pacific Producciones for lax security.

One anonymous poster wrote: “Everybody could carry anything in. The security company hired a bunch of kids.”

[source: http://www.residentadvisor.net ]

Update

Another video has been reposted on YouTube of the shooting at the Carl Cox gig in Venezuela. Be aware that it is very shocking.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pDJu2RNaCg

Original post

Four people were shot dead at a Carl Cox concert on Saturday in Venezuela after a gunman starting shooting in the crowd.

There are reports on the web that nine people were also injured, and grisly footage of the aftermath was posted on YouTube by the VJ who was playing at the gig at La Rinconada Terrace in Caracas, Venezuela.

On a VJ Forum, VJ Rei from Venezuela described the attack and said he saw three dead bodies on the dancefloor:

“Last night, 15 meters from me when Carl Cox started his show and 10 minutes into it someone started to shoot everyone. It sounded like firecrackers, it was so fast I didn’t think it was a gun.

“Everybody started to run like crazy.

“I was in the main booth, doing my visuals and filming the show. I just grabbed the camera and started to film everything that was going on.”

The film has now been removed from YouTube.

Carl Cox was headlining the event called Red Noise, and on Monday this statement was posted on his website Carlcox.com

“I am deeply shocked and still stunned by the events of this Saturday [3rd November].

“My condolences go out to victims that were caught up in this horrific act that took place at this gig.

“I am informed that it was gang related and feel so sad that anybody would act in such a manner when the event was full of 7000 people having fun!

“I will try my best to continue on the tour across South America however deeply shocked and shaken I am.”

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