Police: Help us find killers and heal grieving families’ wounds
Renewed pleas by detectives probing club shooting and stabbing of teenager
Published: 8 October, 2010
by TERRY MESSENGER
GRIEVING families of two murder victims are hoping police appeals for evidence, marking anniversaries of the killings, will help ease their suffering.
It has been four years since Daniel Ross was shot dead at a nightclub in King’s Cross.
And it was 10 years ago that 16-year-old Tangor Gokkusu was confronted by a gang in Finsbury Park and stabbed to death.
Their families continue to suffer the agony of knowing the killers have escaped justice, police have said.
Detective Inspector Mark Brookes, investigating Mr Ross’s death, said: “It’s now four years since Daniel was taken from his family. They are desperate to know who killed him and why. It is a constant wound which cannot heal while the offenders remain unidentified.”
Mr Ross, 20, from Kilburn, was shot dead at the Scala nightclub, in Pentonville Road, at 3.45am on Sunday, September 24, 2006.
As shots rang out, most of the 1,000-strong crowd fled through fire exits before police arrived. Police want help in identifying potentially vital witnesses revealed in CCTV footage.
Det Insp Brookes said: “People who called themselves Daniel’s friend have still not told the police what happened.
“Without their important evidence we will never solve this case and his family will remain haunted by unanswered questions.”
Tangor was stabbed to death near the junction of Green Lanes and Brownswood Road at about 5.40pm on Tuesday, October 3, 2000.
He got off a southbound 141 and was confronted by a gang who followed him off the bus, it is believed.
One of the gang, believed to be of Turkish appearance, stabbed him in the neck. He staggered a short distance before collapsing.
Tangor, who lived with his aunt in Heron Drive, Finsbury Park, died in hospital four days later.
Police are hoping that, 10 years on, gang members will no longer feel they have to protect the killer by staying silent.
Detective Chief Inspector Simon Moring, who is investigating the murder, said: “I am hoping someone will do the right thing and come forward to enable justice for Tangor’s family.”
Witnesses to Tangor’s murder should contact the inquiry team on 020 8345 4142 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Witnesses to Mr Ross’s murder should call the inquiry team on 020 8733 4704 or 4648 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.