A HUGE stampede of people rushed out of the @NipseyHussle memorial area. People thought they heard something break or a loud noise and started running. @ABC7 pic.twitter.com/rVp84eNCYi — Veronica Miracle (@ABC7Veronica) April 2, 2019
After the tragic, untimely death of rapper Nipsey Hussle, fans gathered outside his LA store last night to pay respects at a vigil in his memory. In a night that should have been a quiet, safe affair, things turned ugly as a stampede of people rushed into the street causing mass chaos.
Veronica Miracle of ABC 7, has a twitter thread that covers the events of the night as they unspooled. She reported that fans started to rush into the street because they thought they had heard a loud bang, assuming they were gunshots, they began to stampede. The LAPD clarified that the reports of gunshots were in fact, false.
Informally initial report by LA Fire identifying 12 treated at scene, one transported. No clear nature of that injury. Many treated on scene for sprained ankles. — Chief Michel Moore (@LAPDChiefMoore) April 2, 2019
Our men and women are on scene and making every effort to protect everyone in attendance at the Nipsey Hussle vigil. Reports of shots fired at the vigil do not appear to be accurate. We do have injured in the chaos and are attempting to restore order. — LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) April 2, 2019
As a result of the incident, multiple people were injured, with some being left bloodied in the street. At least one person was struck by a car and resulted in people to lose their shoes and other possessions amongst the bedlam.
It’s incredibly unfortunate that this happened last night, especially after seeing such a positive outpour of support from fans and colleagues of Nipsey. Hopefully something more organized and safe can take place sometime down the road because Nipsey’s legacy deserves to be remembered and it deserves to be remembered with respect.
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