GloRilla‘s concert — featuring fellow Memphis rapper Finesse2tymes — in Rochester, New York reportedly resulted in a stampede that killed one person and left two critically injured.
Memphis rapper GloRilla. Image source: Twitter/GloTheofficial.
Memphis rapper Finesse2tymes. Image source: SANTIAGO FELIPE/GETTY IMAGES.
Police Response To Gunshots At A Concert
The concert ended a little after 11 p.m. and officers responded based on initial reports of gunshots fired during the event.
This according to ABC News.
They concluded no injuries were consistent with gunshot wounds after an investigation took place.
According to officials, this was after the concert-goers thought they heard gunshots ring out.
The City of Rochester’s Police Chief David M. Smith said on Monday, “we do not have any evidence of gunshots being fired or of anyone being shot or stabbed at the scene.”
The concert took place at Main Street Armory, which has a capacity of 5,000, on the night of Sunday March 5.
GloRilla Speaks Out After The Tragedy
GloRilla speaks out after the tragic event.
The Tennessee rapper went to Twitter Monday morning at 12:11 a.m. saying, “I’m just now hearing about what happened wtf praying everybody is ok.”
The tweet including sad face emojis and prayer hand emojis.
I’m just now hearing about what happened wtf 😢😢😢praying everybody is ok 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
— GloRilla 🦍 (@GloTheofficial) March 6, 2023
Results Of The Concert Stampede
Police found three women with critical injuries.
A woman in her early thirties died died at the hospital. The other two women were in critical life-threatening condition Monday, police said.
Six victims injured were treated for non-life threatening injuries.
This is a developing story.
Travis Scott’s 2021 Astroworld Festival
This sadly is not the first time a stampede has taken place at a popular artist’s concert.
The most memorable recent incident took place in Houston, Texas at Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival on November 5, 2021. The fatal crowd crush killed ten people and hundreds of other concert-goers were injured.
A lot of celebrities now, including Drake and SZA, have been more aware of what is going on in the audience as they perform.