'It was a disaster waiting to happen': Calls for late-night street parties to be managed after man shot dead in Moss Side
15.08.2022 - 17:05
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Local residents in Moss Side have called for better management of street parties in the area after a man was fatally shot.
The tragic incident happened on Claremont Road at 12.15am this morning (Monday). The victim - who police believe is aged between 18 and 25 - was killed just hours after the Manchester Caribbean Carnival officially ended.
But street parties went on well into the early hours, with videos seen by the Manchester Evening News showing huge crowds packed onto Claremont Road and the surrounding streets. One local resident said people were 'packed like sardines' on the road before the shots were fired.
Peace activist and local resident Erinma Bell has called for the street parties that are held in the aftermath of the annual carnival to be 'managed'. She said there 'needs to be a point where people go home and the music is switched off'.
Speaking from the scene, which was pictured covered in litter this morning, she said: "For residents to wake up in the morning to this, it shouldn't be happening. People live here with their families, and now they can't go to the park because of this.
"People come to these parties from all over and forget they people live here, why should they have to wake up to this, there's litter, food and gas canisters, everywhere."
Erinma added: "The carnival has been great, Saturday was great - 24,000 went in and came out safely, it's a well managed event. It's all about people's safety and enjoying it.
"When this (shooting) happens right at the end of the weekend it's so unfortunate. These after parties are not organised, we need to manage them somehow.
"I'm a local resident, we do enjoy these street parties, my young son was here last night, I used to do the same when I was