Headley pool party shooting 'frightening chaos'

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Image captionSummerlyn Farquharson and Jason White (reggae artist Braintear Spookie) organised the pool party

An organiser of a pool party where a man was shot dead has described the "frightening chaos" that unfolded.

Summerlyn Farquharson told how the crowd got "unruly" in the early hours and said people started running as gunshots were heard.

A 34-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound at the house in Headley, Surrey on Monday. Two men remain in custody.

Ms Farquharson denied the event was a "sex party".

We don't know why it happened, we have no clue...

Summerlyn Farquharson, Party organiser

She said she had rented the house, next to a village church, for the past four years and had hosted similar parties there twice before with no trouble.

More than 400 people were at the party when it turned to "chaos".

Ms Farquharson, who uses the title The Female Boss Krissy, said: "Before the shooting everything was nice and then it was chaos."

"At about two o'clock the crowd was getting unruly, I am not sure if it was the alcohol but by the time I got to the security I heard a gunshot, I saw people running, people were trying to get into the house.

"People weren't allowed in the house as it was a pool party but they were banging on the door."

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Image captionThe advert for the party was posted on the Instagram account of reggae dancehall artist Braintear Spookie,

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Image captionMs Farquharson said people were not allowed in the house during the party

Adverts posted on Instagram listed her as an organiser along with Jamaican reggae artist Braintear Spookie, real name Jason White.

She added: "I opened the door to let Spookie in, people were shouting to call the police, saying someone was shot, so I called the police and locked us in.

"We don't know who was shot, we don't know why it happened, we have no clue, we don't know who it is."

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Media captionAn advert was posted on the Instagram account of reggae dancehall artist Braintear Spookie, who was listed as an organiser of the event

Broken glass and rubbish were left strewn around the property, where forensic investigators were seen sifting through the debris.

The dead man is believed to be one of the party-goers and has not yet been named by police.

Surrey Police said it was still holding two people - one on suspicion of murder, the other on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Image captionThe party was held at a house with an outside pool

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Image captionForensic investigators were at the house sifting through debris from the party

Image captionPolice investigators went to the scene in the village of Headley, Surrey

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