Braintear Spookie - real name Jason White - and girlfriend Summerlyn Farquharson have apologised to the community
A Jamaican dancehall star and his girlfriend have spoken for the first time about the moment a man was shot dead at a pool party they organised.
A 34-year-old man was shot in the chest in the early hours of yesterday morning after the party at a £1m mansion in Headley, Surrey, descended into chaos.
The summer party was organised by reggae artist Braintear Spookie - real name Jason White, 21 - and his girlfriend Summerlyn Farquharson, 29, who manages her boyfriend.
Speaking exclusively to Mirror Online, the pair described what happened during the shooting, including how they locked themselves inside the home, which has an indoor pool and outdoor pool, when the shooting happened.
They also told how they had been left devastated by the shooting and have apologised to the local community for the distress caused.
Describing the moment the man was shot at 2.30am, Jason said: “I heard gunshots go off and then I ran inside the house.
“Everybody was shouting ‘call the police, call the police’ while others were screaming 'a man is dead, a man is dead'.
Summerlyn described the moment it happened as “frightening”.
She said she was outside near the front of the house when the shooting happened.
But she immediately ran inside and locked the door.
“I was at the front of the house and heard one shot", she said.
"It shouted like a bottle of pop popping. People started screaming and running.
“When I saw everybody trying to get out that is when I ran back inside because I realised it was serious.”
The couple said they locked themselves inside the house until the police arrived.
They say they had no idea why the shooting happened and did not know who had died or who the attacker was.
“It is nothing to do with us” said Summerlyn . “Everybody was just enjoying themselves and listening to the music.
“People were just having a good night”.
Both said they have now been subjected to racist abuse on social media since the incident.
They have also apologised to the community for any distress caused.
“We would like to apologise to the community for what happened, said Summerlyn.
“But it was not out fault. We were just having a good night. We did not expect this to happen."
Neighbours say the £20-a-ticket 'pool party' event has been running for three years and attracted more than 500 people to the sleepy Surrey village.
Yesterday afternoon, police revealed they arrested two people in connection with the murder of a 34-year-old man.
Speaking outside the £1m Headley home, Detective Superintendent Bex Smith revealed that one person had been arrested on suspicion of murder.
She said: "At 2.30am, police were called to a private property in Church Lane following reports of a disturbance at a private party being held at the address.
"Officers attended and found the body of a 34-year-old man who had suffered a gunshot wound.
"A 36-year-old woman is also receiving medical treatment after being shot in the leg.
"Her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
"This is a shocking turn of events at what had been billed as a private pool party and would has been witnessed by a number of people.
"Officers had arrested two people, one on suspicion of murder, one on suspicion of assisting an offender.
"Our investigation is continuing and if you were at this event, have any footage of what happened and have not spoken to the police I urge you to come forward. "
Eye-witnesses described seeing top-of-the-range sports cars and 4X4s speed away from the scene at around 2.30am.
Video footage showed the moment horrified revellers raced away from the scene.
Video captured on Church Lane, Headley, shows the shouts and screams of guests as hundreds of people attempted to escape the horror.
Car horns can also be heard blasting as top-of-the-range 4X4s and sports cars raced away from the tiny village.
One man can be seen limping away from the six-bedroom home during the chaotic scenes.
Police and ambulance crews were called to the property in Church Lane, shortly after 2.30am yesterday.
Officers found a man in his 30s unconscious and he was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
One neighbour told Mirror Online: "It's a huge event and there were security guards and everything outside. At around 2.30am I was woken up by the noise and went outside to see loads of people outside the property.
"Then suddenly all these brand new Land Rovers and sports cars all started racing away. The police and ambulances arrived a few minutes later.
"You could see people coming from the house covered in those foil blankets and obviously extremely distressed. I saw one girl in particular in complete shock.
"It was bedlam there were police everywhere, armed officers, a helicopter overhead, the whole village is in complete shock this morning."
Police had attended the property earlier in the day following complaints about loud music and noise coming from the party.
Local councillor David Preedy tweeted that police had attended the property at around 10pm last night.
He said: "Police have attended party at Headley to advise organisers to remain considerate to neighbours. Hope this will keep things acceptable."
It is understood the plush six-bedroom is currently being rented for around £4,500-a-month.
Previous events have seen coach parties arrive at the property with some guests travelling in from across Europe.
The neighbour told Mirror Online residents had complained about the annual event which was being held for the third time.
He said: "It's an annual party which happens in this house between the pub and the vicarage.
"It's a huge event in a village with only around 200 houses and I'm amazed it's been allowed to happen again.
"There's loud aggressive rap music, people doing donuts in the fields in their Range Rovers, people just batten down the hatches when it's on."
The man has not yet been formally identified and a post-mortem examination to establish the cause of death is due to take place.
Another neighbour, who did not want to be named, added: "It was just absolute carnage, as usual, there must have been about 400 people there."
"We couldn't sleep because the music was so loud so we were downstairs trying to shoo people away from parking on our property or peeing on it or worse," the neighbour continued.
"Suddenly pandemonium broke out and people came hurtling out of the house in all directions, jumping into cars and speeding off.
"It was very scary and it only got worse when armed cops turned up a short time later.
"It's just misery for people like us who live nearby bit after last year's got out of control we never dreamed it would happen again but somehow it did and now someone is dead."
A Surrey Police spokesman said: "Surrey Police has launched a murder investigation after the body of a man in his thirties was discovered at an address in Headley.
"Officers and other emergency services were called to an address in Church Lane shortly after 2.30am today (Monday, 25 July) following reports of a disturbance at private party.
"Police and ambulance crews quickly attended the location and found the body of the man, who was subsequently declared dead at the scene.
"The man has not yet been formally identified and a post-mortem examination to establish the cause of death will take place in due course.
"Several other people at the location are believed to have suffered serious injuries."
Anyone who witnessed the incident or with any information should call Surrey Police on 101, quoting reference P16166903.
