A GloRilla concert Sunday night in Rochester, NY, ended in tragedy when one person was killed and nine others were injured in a crush of people exiting the show.
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. The other seven were reported hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
“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,” said Rochester police lieutenant Nicholas Adams.
The Associated Press and local daily the Democrat & Chronicle reported that when officers got to the concert venue, the Main Street Armory, they found injured people, but none with gunshot or stabbing wounds, contrary to some of the first emergency calls that came in from the scene.
GloRilla tweeted about her concerns shortly after midnight ET, about an hour after the deadly stampede.
“I’m just now hearing about what happened wtf,” she wrote. “Praying everybody is ok,” she added, alongside a series of tears emoji.
I’m just now hearing about what happened wtf
