Club-going carer shot on first anniversary
MURDERED club-goer Curtis Smith was gunned down just hours before he was due to celebrate his first wedding anniversary.
The West London carer, 36, was visiting Club Red in Cable Street with a wheelchair-bound man when he was shot early on Sunday. He was working night shifts to pay for a new home. His wife Sara issued an appeal on Friday for any information on the murder of her husband.
Sara said: "My husband was a kind, considerate and caring man who on the night he was murdered, was working as a carer. He was not out partying with friends, he was working nights in order that he could move into our new home.
"He was murdered on our first wedding anniversary. We were going to spend the day celebrating together and packing our things up as we were supposed to move into our new home this week."
Curtis was shot up to six times in the head and neck outside the club at around 3.45am, and was pronounced dead at the scene. A 29-year-old man has already been arrested and charged with the murder. But officers from gun crime unit Operation Trident will return to the scene on Sunday to appeal for more witnesses and information.
DI Daniel Smith, who is leading the enquiry, said: "We know the club attracts a lot of people, not just from the local area, but from across London, and as a result of previous appeals, we are aware some people were from the Lambeth area.
"We are also aware that there were lots of people standing outside the club at the time of the incident who are yet to come forward. I appeal to those people to contact us as soon as possible with any information they may have.
"I would also like to hear from anyone that saw a group of people that included a male in a wheelchair, inside or outside the club.
"Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information that can assist our enquiries, is asked to contact the incident room as soon as possible."
If you have any information on the murder, contact the incident room on 020 8733 4704, or Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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