Woman, 33, dies and two others are fighting for their lives after being crushed during a stampede at the GloRilla concert when the panicked crowd, mistakenly thinking they heard gunshots, rushed to the exits as a witness said, ” it was deadly full”.
- A female victim and eight others were crushed in a stampede at the Main Street Armory
A 33-year-old woman has died and two people are fighting for their lives after being crushed during a stampede at a concert in Rochester.
The female victim and eight others were crushed in a stampede around 11.05pm last night during a show by GloRilla and Finesse2Tymes at the Main Street Armory venue in Rochester.
They were injured when the crowd, mistakenly believing they had heard gunshots amid the loud music, rushed to the exits.
Rochester Police said there was no shooting at the venue, but some of the panicked crowd were injured during the stampede.
“All I know was a lot of running. Many people were injured. I see people on the ground hurting like bad,” a witness told News10NBC.
A 33-year-old woman has died and two people are fighting for their lives after being crushed during a stampede at a concert in Rochester. Pictured: Police rush to the crime scene
Pictured: Concert goers leave the Main Street Armory venue in Rochester on Sunday night after the stampede
They were injured when the crowd, mistakenly believing they had heard gunshots amid the loud music, rushed to the exits. Pictured: Police officers and paramedics rush to the scene of the crime
“It was dead filled. So I knew I had to get out of there,” he added.
Police officers arrived at the venue, which can seat up to 5,000 people, after a report of gunfire in the music hall and found several injured victims on the ground.
Rescue workers took a 33-year-old woman and two other victims to Strong Memorial Hospital in an ambulance. The woman died from her injuries, and the two concert-goers are in critical, life-threatening condition.
Six other victims were taken to hospital in private vehicles – their injuries are not considered life-threatening.
Rochester Police said that while detectives visited the scene following a report of a shooting, they found that none of the injuries suffered by the victims matched a person who was shot.
“Currently, there is no evidence that a shooting occurred at the event,” said Lt. Nicholas Adams of the Rochester Police Department.
“The injuries appear to have been caused by a large crowd rushing towards the exits after hearing reports from people of what they believed to be gunfire.”
GloRilla, who was performing at the venue, tweeted in the early hours, “Just hearing what happened. Prayer is okay for everyone.’
GloRilla, who was performing at the venue, tweeted in the early hours, “Just hearing what happened. Pray everyone is ok
The female victim and eight others were crushed in the stampede around 11.05pm Sunday night during a show by GloRilla (left) and Finesse2Tymes (right) at the Main Street Armory theater in Rochester
Rochester Police said there was no firing at the venue (Main Street Armory file image) but some of the panicked crowd were injured during the onslaught