Ten people are injured after rumors of an active shooter caused chaos at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
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The stampede occurred ten minutes after midnight after a rumor of an active shooter in the arena started to circulate among the crowd. According to TMZ, ten people suffered injuries in the aftermath after someone started screaming that an active shooter was firing their weapon into the crowd. Naomi Osaka was also in attendance when the stampede occurred and she wrote on Twitter about the frightening experience. Apparently, the rumor started after the championship match between Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero ended.
“I was just in the Barclays center and suddenly I heard shouting and saw people running, then we were being yelled at that there was an active shooter and we had to huddle in a room and close the doors, I was so fucking petrified man. I really hope everyone made it out safely, since I’m tweeting this we made it out ok.”
Other attendees also said they heard the rumor as the crowd was clearing out during the fight.
However, NYPD officers confirmed the rumor is false after responding to a call about a sound disturbance.
Those injured at the Barclays Center were transported to a nearby hospital and suffered only minor injuries.