Tragedy struck at a rap concert in Rochester, New York, featuring popular rapper GloRilla. Things took a deadly turn when a stampede broke out, resulting in one death and several injuries. Details inside…
Looks like rap concerts are turning out to be a dangerous place to have a good time!
At the recent GloRilla and Finesse2tymes concert in Rochester, New York, fears of a shooting caused a massive surge towards the exits, leading to the tragic death of one person and injuring nine others. Turns out, the injuries were caused by people getting trampled, according to Police Chief David M. Smith.
Despite this, no evidence of gunshots being fired was found.
“At this time, there is no evidence to support a shooting having occurred inside the event,” police Lt. Nicholas Adams said in a statement. “The injuries appear to be as a result of a large crowd pushing towards the exits following accounts of individuals hearing what they believed to be gunshots.”
As the concert was ending, things started to go south, with people surging dangerously towards the exits. Police had to intervene and found three women with critical injuries.
Unfortunately, one of them, a 33-year-old woman, later passed away in the hospital.
The police are investigating several possible causes of the stampede, including crowd size, shots fired, pepper spray, and other contributing factors. Below is footage from outside the venue after the stampede:
Once word got back to GloRilla, she tweeted, “I’m just now hearing about what happened wtf [crying emojis] praying everybody is ok [prayer hands emojis]”
Mayor Malik Evans called the incident “a tragedy of epic proportions” and promised a thorough investigation.
It’s not the first time that such an unfortunate incident has taken place at a concert. In 2021, rapper Travis Scott’s concert saw 10 people lose their lives in a similar tragedy. Hopefully, we’ll see some positive changes soon to avoid such occurrences in the future. Until then, stay safe, everyone! Prayers up for the family of the young lady who lost her life, as well as those who were injured.
