6/17/2018
By: Associated Press
Gunmen opened fire at an all-night arts and music festival early Sunday morning, sending people running over each other in the scramble to safety, authorities said. One suspect was killed and 22 people, including two suspects, were injured.
Of 17 people treated for gunshot wounds, four of them, including a 13-year-old boy, were critically injured but three had been upgraded to stable by evening, leaving only one man believed to be a suspect in critical condition, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri.
The shots rang out around 2:45 a.m. Sunday as an estimated 1,000 or more people were attending the Art All Night Trenton festival that showcases local art, music, food and films.
Onofri said numerous fights inside and outside had prompted police to tell organizers that the event needed to be shut down because “there was a report that the mood inside the venue had been changing.” Organizers were in the process of doing that when the shooting started, he said.
Authorities believe several neighborhood gangs had a dispute at the venue, and multiple suspects began shooting at each other, with police returning fire, Onofri said.
Tahaij Wells, 33, the suspect who was killed, had recently been released from prison and was on parole since February on homicide-related charges, Onofri said. Amir Armstrong, 23, listed in stable condition, was charged with a weapons offense. It was not immediately known if he had an attorney who could comment.
Multiple weapons were confiscated, including a handgun with an extended capacity magazine containing more ammunition than is allowed under New Jersey law, Onofri said.
On Sunday, crime scene tape surrounded the site of the historic Roebling Wire Works Building that now shares a parking lot with a supermarket, bank and laundry.
Police were also investigating an attempted carjacking that occurred in a nearby alley. Onofri said police were working to determine if it’s connected to the shooting.
Gennie Darisme was getting ready to leave the festival when she heard shots and saw people running.
“There were people trampling other people, cars hitting other cars,” she said.
When she was walking back to her car after the shots stopped, Darisme said she saw someone bleeding on the ground, in handcuffs.
“People were running to him, trying to see his face, to see if he’s a family member or a friend,” she said.
Theresa Brown, who has been volunteering at Art All Night for 12 years, said she was leaving her volunteer shift when she heard “pop, pop, pop. I thought it was a car backfiring,” she said.
The remainder of the two-day festival has been canceled.
“We’re very shocked. We’re deeply saddened. Our hearts ache and our eyes are blurry but our dedication and resolve to building a better Trenton through community, creativity and inspiration will never fade. Not tonight. Not ever,” festival organizers posted on social media.
The injured were taken to area hospitals, where some had been treated and released.
Trenton Mayor Eric E. Jackson said the violence can’t be “discarded as just random violence; this is a public health issue.”
https://www.pollstar.com/article/gunfire-erupts-at-new-jersey-arts-festival-22-wounded-135702
Monday, 6/11/2018
By: Associated Press
Officials say a person has died while attending the
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee.
News outlets report Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves confirmed a body was found Friday morning at a festival campground. Coffee County sheriff’s spokesman Lucky Knott says officials are investigating the cause of death but foul play is not suspected.
Officials did not release the person’s name.
Graves said dozens of people have been treated for heat-related issues at the festival that began Thursday in Manchester and runs through Sunday.
https://www.pollstar.com/article/1-dead-at-bonnaroo-dozens-treated-for-heat-related-issues-135642
Woman jailed after allegedly setting fires at Kauffman Stadium
June 6, 2018 by Post Staff 0 Comments
KANSAS CITY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect who allegedly set fires inside Kauffman Stadium early Wednesday.
Just before 5a.m. Wednesday, officers were dispatched to Kauffman Stadium at 1 Royal Way in regard to an EMS call, according to Darin Snapp with KCPD.
A stadium security officer told police that just after 4:30 a.m. he made contact with a woman later identified as 31-year-old Bridget L. Depriest who had unlawfully entered the stadium.
The security officer noticed her on the field with a flashlight and made contact with her.
Depriest told security she had been in the park since approximately 8 a.m. Tuesday and had entered through a gate on the southeast side of the stadium.
She stated she had been there all day and had walked the field and stadium.
The security officer stated there was what appeared to be trash and a bag out on the field. He told the woman to collect it and leave. After collecting the items and putting them in a bag she left them by the south side dugout.
The security officer showed police where debris had been left on the field. When checking the field it was discovered that Depriest had set three small fires on the field causing small burn marks in the grass.
During an area canvass, authorities located Depriest outside the stadium on the south east side near a vehicle gate. She was taken into custody and transported to East Patrol for booking. She was issued a summons for trespassing and openly burning resulting in property damage, according to Snapp.
Officials will review security footage to determine how long Depriest had been in the stadium.
The Royals played in Anaheim, California Tuesday. They lost to the Angels 1-0.
https://www.hayspost.com/2018/06/06/woman-jailed-after-allegedly-setting-fires-at-kauffman-stadium/
Tyson Fury vs Sefer Seferi crowd fight: Shocking moment huge brawl breaks out during Manchester Arena bout
This is the shocking moment a huge brawl broke out in the crowd during Tyson Fury’s boxing comeback against Sefer Seferi.
Footage has emerged on social media of a large group out of their chairs and throwing punches during the bout at Manchester Arena.
The scuffle broke out with about one minute to go in the second round of the much anticipated fight, and both boxers seemed visibly distracted as it unfolded.
By round three the brawling is understood to have died down after arena security moved in.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/shocking-moment-huge-brawl-breaks-out-during-tyson-fury-vs-sefer-seferi-fight-at-manchester-arena-a3859481.html
