Cops cancelled a Beenie Man gig at a club where three people were shot last weekend. The international reggae artist was supposed to be playing the Coronet in Elephant & Castle on Sunday. But on Wednesday cops forced organisers to stop the show after intelligence indicated that a shooting would take place. The moves came after three men were shot in the club early on Saturday. One was shot in the arm while the other two were hit in the stomach.

They were all taken to hospital and one remains there with serious wounds to his stomach. About 1,200 clubbers caused mayhem by spilling out into New Kent Road at 3.45am after the incident. Cops have now called for a review of the club’s licence with Southwark council. Questions are still being asked about how a gun got through tight security,which includes walk-through metal detectors. Cops are looking into whether the gun was placed inside the club before the event started. Club owner Simon Parks said he expected a review of his licensing conditions after the shooting. He said: “The night the incident took place was a black music night. We did the same night a month ago and there were no problems at all. “It’s a mystery as to how a weapon got in to the premises.At the moment we’re looking into it with the police as that’s the big question. “It could have come in through a record box, been in the club already or got through in a bag during security checks.” He added: “We’re reviewing our security as we take this very seriously and are working with the police. “It’s extremely rare for an incident like this to happen at the club and we’ve got very tight security.

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“What happened was very disappointing and we want to make sure it doesn’t happen again.” Superintendent David Chinchen said: “As is normal in Southwark, where there is an incident of this seriousness, there will be a review of the licence. “This is so all the events can be examined and see if there are any other practices that could have prevented the situation.”

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