The stampede took place at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center just after midnight Sunday, amid rumors that an active assailant had spread nearby.
At least ten people were injured when others began shouting at gunfire, TMZ reported Sunday morning, but these statements turned out to be false.
PBC channel about the event post-live pic.twitter.com/mWMYbIJqvm
– ANDER (@Anderizms) 29 May 2022
video recording published On social media, people are running around the building, trying to hide and escape from what they consider a dangerous situation.
Journalist Ryan Songalia said: “When the crowd came back to Barclays Center, I was afraid of getting shot, but those fears were misplaced.”
At that frightening moment when people returned to Barclays Center, I was afraid to hunt, but those fears were dissipated. pic.twitter.com/pcBdfwWplt
– Ryan Songalia (@ryansongalia) 29 May 2022
It wasn’t immediately clear where the rumors came from, but a security guard noticed someone allegedly shooting outside the building, prompting a flock of boxing fliers inside.
In a social media post just minutes before 6:00 a.m. Sunday morning, NYPD District 78 constant He investigated what had happened at the Barclays Center but found that there was no gunshot at the scene:
After investigating the incident at the Barclays Center this morning, we determined that there was no gunfire. pic.twitter.com/mlqVXeHp29
-78. NYPD District (@NYPD78Pct) 29 May 2022
Video footage shows ambulances outside the venue as first responders place people in waiting ambulances:
A young man named Joshua told Freedom News TV that he was going down the escalator and heard “gunshots” and then described the noise as “loud gunshots”.
“And I can see the stream of people running towards me. “People are forcing people, they are trampling them under their feet,” he said.
He added:
Officials said ten victims were eventually hospitalized with minor injuries, according to a TMZ article.
Meanwhile, ESPN’s Mike Coppinger nature Early Sunday morning, NYPD Detective Navarro reported that no one has been shot or arrested since the incident:
NYPD Detective Navarro told ESPN that 10 people with various injuries were hospitalized due to “noise handling” following the stampede near the Barclays Center, but there were no shootings or arrests. #DavisRomero
– Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) 29 May 2022
Source: Breitbart
