Apparently false fears of a shooting at a rap concert in Rochester, New York, sent a crowd surging toward the exits, killing one person and injuring nine ...
“We are going to hold people accountable for what happened last night, period,” Evans said. Seven additional people were taken to hospitals and treated for injuries that were not life-threatening, Smith said. The injuries at Sunday night’s concert featuring rappers GloRilla and Finesse2tymes were caused by people being trampled, Police Chief David M.
The Memphis rap stars GloRilla and Finesse2tymes had finished performing Sunday night at Rochester's Main Street Armory when people exiting the venue just after ...
There were reports that shots were fired inside the Main Street Armory, a venue at 900 Main St., "causing the crowd to panic," he said. “If you go to a concert you do not expect to be trampled," Evans said. The city's fire marshal will work with police to determine whether that capacity was exceeded Sunday, he said. Police did not share the identity of the second victim. [GloRilla](https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/music/2022/10/05/hip-hop-awards-2022-red-carpet-photos/8184919001/) and Finesse2tymes had finished performing Sunday night at Rochester's Main Street Armory when people exiting the venue just after 11 p.m. Police have identified one of the deceased women as Rhondesia Belton of Buffalo.
A stampede at GloRilla's concert in Rochester, New York left one dead and nine injured after false reports of shots fired.
[Rhondesia Belton](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/glorilla-concert-victim-rhondesia-belton-tribute-remembrance-1234691590/), 33, is one of the women who died following the crowd rush. A 35-year-old woman also died in the melee, police announced late Monday. [surprise guest](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/glorilla-cardi-b-new-york-concert-1234685064/) Cardi B out to perform their hit collaboration “Tomorrow 2” to a frenzied crowd at Irving Plaza.
Apparently false fears of a shooting the concert, sent a crowd surging toward the exits, killing one person and injuring nine others, Rochester police said.
Another woman suffered life-threatening injuries in the stampede and remained hospitalized and in critical condition as of Monday evening. Another woman, not identified by police, also was killed in the stampede, police announced Monday night. Police made their way inside and found three women with critical injuries, he said. The injuries at the concert featuring rappers GloRilla and Finesse2tymes were caused by people being trampled, Police Chief David M. Smith said at a news briefing Monday. [GloRilla](https://www.instagram.com/glorillapimp/?hl=en), a Memphis native whose 2022 song “F.N.F.
One person is dead and at least nine others were injured after a stampede sparked by reports of gunfire at a GloRilla concert in Rochester, New York, ...
Sunday night's incident is the latest fatal crowd surge at a concert in the U.S. He said initial reports often label the events as stampedes, but they are almost always cases of people's being crushed as they stand because too many people are in not enough space. The police department said in a statement that no evidence of gunfire or other violence has been found, but Smith said the claims were under investigation. Main Street Armory said on its website it has a capacity of 5,000. (Let’s Go)” with Hitkidd was nominated for a Grammy for best rap performance, tweeted just before 12:15 a.m. Please keep her family in your thoughts and prayers."
A GloRilla concert in Rochester ended in tragedy when one person was killed and nine others were injured in a crush of people exiting the show.
“I literally almost died,” she wrote, “I felt all the air leaving my lungs. A Facebook post by a woman purporting to have been at the event described a chaotic scene in which she was fearful for her life. Your loved ones expect you to be able to come home and talk about the experience you had at that great concert.” When you go to a concert you do not expect to be trampled. The fatality was reported to be a 33-year-old woman who was pronounced dead after arrival at Strong Memorial Hospital. Additionally, nine more concertgoers were injured in the melee, including two women in critical condition as of Monday morning.
One person is dead and nine were injured, two seriously, in what's being described as a stampede at a GloRilla concert in Rochester, New York, last night.
“Preliminary reports from people at the scene indicate that these injuries were caused from being trampled,” Smith said. (Let’s Go),” which received a Best Rap Performance nomination at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. The police chief noted that police officers detailed outside the venue “were eventually able to make their way inside, where they located three females with significant injuries.” “Officers, Security, and EMS provided life-saving measures on the three females before they were transported to Strong Hospital. According to Rochester Police Chief David M. The crowd began to surge after what some reports suggest were the sounds of gunshots.
Concertgoers panicked after a show on Sunday night by the Grammy-nominated rapper GloRilla, thinking shots had been fired.
Hayes said that she and another woman were “were, like, climbing up on each other.” She added that she had been on the ground praying and telling herself: “You got to get up. She said they had both been knocked to the ground near the arena entrance. They returned to the arena to look for personal belongings they had lost in the chaos, include earrings, keys and cellphones. An additional seven people went to local hospitals on Sunday night with non-life-threatening injuries, which the chief said appeared to have been caused by trampling. at the Main Street Armory, Chief David Smith of the Rochester Police Department said in a news conference on Monday. “Preliminary reports from people at the scene indicate that these injuries were caused from being trampled.
Two people were killed and several concertgoers were injured Sunday during a crowd surge at a Rochester, N.Y., concert featuring rapper GloRilla.
The deaths from Sunday’s GloRilla show are the latest in crowd-surge fatalities during high-profile events. Seven others were taken to hospitals and treated for injuries that were not life-threatening, Smith said. As the show at Rochester’s Main Street Armory ended just after 11 p.m., false fears of a shooting sent attendees pushing toward the exits. Once police made their way inside the venue, they found three women with critical injuries. The 33-year-old died at a hospital and the other two were in critical condition, police said. “What began last night as a night of live music and fun for the performer GloRilla ended in tragedy with one person dead and two more fighting for their lives,” he said.
GloRilla and Finesse2tymes had finished performing Sunday night at Main Street Armory in Rochester, New York, when something prompted people to surge ...
and around the world, including one at a [2021 concert by rapper Travis Scott](https://time.com/6115460/astroworld-tragedy-legal-responsibility/) in which 10 people died. “If you go to a concert, you do not expect to be trampled,” Evans said. Smith said its main arena is meant to have a capacity of about 5,000 people, and the city fire marshal will work with police to determine whether that capacity was exceeded Sunday. Built from 1905 to 1907 and initially used by the U.S. “We are going to hold people accountable for what happened last night, period,” Evans said, though he cautioned that it was too early in the investigation to assign blame. Security guard Anthony Rouse told WHEC he signed up to work when he learned his daughter was going to the concert. Rochester Police announced the death of a 35-year-old woman late Monday. “Please keep her family in your thoughts and prayers.” Another woman remained in critical condition, police said. One, Rhondesia Belton, of Buffalo, died at a hospital. So, you got to get up. Smith said at a news briefing Monday.
Friends and family share their remembrances of Rhondasia Belton, the 33-year-old who died in a stampede at GloRilla's Rochester, New York concert.
[ separate post](https://www.facebook.com/kandra.barrett/posts/pfbid0B5H2jxuGBjNQuWR2pKbGvUHyBKPimi4A96Hab4VzjbYkhRshPacHPHNxZFx1PExcl), Kandra Barrett wrote: “Desia was really one of a kind, everybody know Desia with the birthmark. When you go to a concert you do not expect to be trampled. “We do not have any evidence of gunshots being fired or of anyone being shot or stabbed at the scene,” he said. But as attendees exited the venue [, false reports of a shooting led to chaos](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/glorilla-concert-stampede-death-injuries-1234691325/). Your loved ones expect you to be able to come home and talk about the experience you had at that great concert.” The two injured show attendees, as well as Belton, were transported to Strong Memorial Hospital after the concert. I trust you with everything in me.” [GloRilla](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/glorilla/) performed in front of a crowd of more than 4,000 people, who flocked to the Rochester, New York venue Main Street Armory for the show. I am praying for your mother and your sister with everything inside of me. She continued: “You were one of the most dedicated loving moms that I know. Your son was your world you don’t even like to go outside because you like to be home with your son so this breaks my heart so bad that you took time out for yourself just to enjoy life a little bit. You did not deserve this and I am so broken behind this.
Grammy-nominated rapper GloRilla, who was performing, says she is "devastated and heartbroken".
She was hurt in the rush to the exits and spent part of Monday in hospital, he said. She said she remembered praying and telling herself, "You got to get up. "Your loved ones expect you to be able to come home." Her family, friends, and colleagues are devastated and left to mourn this tragic loss. "Preliminary reports from people at the scene indicate that these injuries were caused from being trampled. You got to move. Please keep her family in your thoughts and prayers.— Byron W. I am devastated & heartbroken over the tragic deaths that happened after Sunday’s show. "Me and the girl next to me were climbing on each other trying to get each other up," said Ikea Hayes. She tragically lost her life yesterday while attending a concert in Rochester. The Memphis musician, whose song F.N.F. [she wrote on social media](https://twitter.com/GloTheofficial/status/1632965528234106881).
Memphis rapper says she is 'devastated and heartbroken' over fans' deaths as eight people remain injured.
The venue will remain closed until at least April while police investigate the matter. “We are going to hold people accountable for what happened last night, period,” he said. “Preliminary reports from people at the scene indicate that these injuries were caused from being trampled. When you go to a concert, you do not expect to be trampled. Your loved ones expect you to be able to come home. Two people have died and eight remain injured after a crowd crush at a concert by the US rapper GloRilla in
Apparently false fears of a shooting at a rap concert in Rochester, New York, sent a crowd surging toward the exits, killing one person and injuring nine ...
“We are going to hold people accountable for what happened last night, period,” Evans said. Seven additional people were taken to hospitals and treated for injuries that were not life-threatening, Smith said. The injuries at Sunday night’s concert featuring rappers GloRilla and Finesse2tymes were caused by people being trampled, Police Chief David M.
“This is a tragedy of epic proportions,” said Rochester mayor Malik Evans on March 5. The stampede occurred a little after 11 p.m. ET, when the crowd, fearing a ...
“Your loved ones expect you to be able to come home and talk about the experience you had at that great concert.” Evans also promised to “hold people accountable for what happened last night, period.” [told Rochester First](https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/rochester-armory-victims-family-speaks-out/) that the family decided to approve her as an organ donor so that “her compassion won’t die.” Haskins was a teacher and cheerleading coach. [no longer appears ](https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/16355/main-street-armory)on the Main Street Armory website. ET, when the crowd, fearing a shooting, was exiting the Main Street Armory, AP News [reports](https://apnews.com/article/rochester-glorilla-concert-stampede-finesse2tymes-bed449a961333fa69081b686cb39f7f3). The police are now investigating what the cause of the stampede was, citing “crowd size, shots fired, pepper spray and other contributing factors” as among the potential causes. [Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/rochester-concert-stampede-glorilla-deaths-041a047e197288b7320a69f547c83f1c).
Police on Tuesday identified the second woman who died after she was trampled when a large crowd surged late Sunday following a concert at the Main Street ...
[GloRilla](https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2023/03/06/glorilla-tweets-after-deadly-stampede-at-rochester-ny-concert/69976371007/), whose 2022 song “F.N.F. She said she is "praying for their families and for a speedy recovery of everyone affected." “We are going to hold people accountable for what happened last night, period,” Evans said, though he cautioned that it was too early in the investigation to assign blame. Greg Bello of the Rochester Police Department. Brandy Miller, 35, of Rochester died on Monday, hours after the first victim - Rhondesia Belton, 33, of Buffalo - had died from her injuries, said Lt. [trampled when a large crowd surged late Sunday](https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2023/03/06/main-street-armory-concert-rochester-ny-one-dead-others-injured-glorilla-finesse2tymes/69975168007/) following a [GloRilla](http://democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2023/03/06/glorilla-tweets-after-deadly-stampede-at-rochester-ny-concert/69976371007/) concert at the [Main Street Armory](https://www.mainstreetarmory.com/history/) in Rochester.
Concertgoers who thought they heard gunshots surged toward the exits, leaving two women dead and injuring several others, Rochester police said.
Another woman, not identified by police, also was killed in the stampede, police said. Police made their way inside and found three women with critical injuries, he said. The injuries at the concert featuring rappers GloRilla and Finesse2tymes were caused by people being trampled, police Chief David M. [GloRilla](https://www.instagram.com/glorillapimp/?hl=en), a Memphis native whose 2022 song “F.N.F. Smith said at a news briefing Monday. [ surged toward the exits](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/03/06/glorilla-rochester-new-york-concert-stampede/11411150002/), leaving two women dead and injuring several others, the Rochester Police Department said.
GloRilla fans who attended the rapper's Rochester, New York concert at Main Street Armory recount escaping the stampede that left two individuals dead.
“The moment of relief was as soon as I hit the stairs and seen people just standing around watching like nothing was happening and like they didn’t see us being pushed back inside of a place with no exit and nowhere to run,” she says. “I Iiterally screamed to tell people to stop pushing and to help the people on the ground stand up. I wasn’t able to help her because she wasn’t moving and I was too scared to touch her,” Redfield wrote, “The staff from the Armory was pushing us back into the Armory, but we were yelling that they couldn’t do that because everyone in the back would not stop pushing,” De Jesus recalls. A rep for the venue did not respond to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment. “I felt all the air leaving my lungs, my whole body hurt. Despite eight Rochester police officers being stationed directly outside, “the venue was not prepared to handle an incident of this magnitude at all,” De Jesus says. Online reviews for the venue often specifically call out a deficiency in proper security practices both at the door and inside of the venue. “I was literally being suffocated while trying to help people on the ground stand up. “I didn’t see anything but the whole crowd pushing everyone towards the bathroom like a wave pool,” she tells Rolling Stone, recalling that multiple doors were blocked off by security and police following a rumored physical altercation outside of the venue. Among them were 28-year-old Tamira De Jesus, who had heard mixed reviews about the venue in the past – claims that suggested that it should have been shut down long ago and more sinister accusations that it was a death trap. “People [began] to fall over and get stepped on.” With even fewer points of exit, the crowd erupted into hysteria.
The second person who died following a stampede after a rap concert in Rochester, New York, has been identified as 35-year-old Brandy Miller.
(Let’s Go)” with Hitkidd was nominated for a Grammy for best rap performance. “We are going to hold people accountable for what happened last night, period,” Evans said Monday. Smith said Monday that the fatal crowd surge may have been triggered by unfounded reports of gunfire.