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Man Dies After Large Fight Over Ref’s Call at Soccer Game
Man Dies After Large Fight Over Ref’s Call at Soccer Game Andy Berg Jul 27, 2022 A California man has died after being involved in a fight over a referee’s decision at an adult soccer game. According to the Oxnard Police Department, Misael Sanchez, a 29-year old Port Hueneme resident, died 15-days after he was involved in a large soccer fight that included players from both teams and spectators. The fight occurred on Sunday, July 10, 2022, at approximately 11:00 A.M. on a soccer field at Oxnard High School. Sanchez died in the early morning hours on Monday, July 25, 2022. An autopsy was scheduled for Tuesday. According to Yahoo Sports, witnesses told police that the fight broke out when opposing teams disagreed with a referee’s decision. Sanchez was assaulted by multiple assailants, according to the police report. Police say they arrested a 46-year-old man the day of the fight, but didn’t note that any formal charges had been filed in Monday’s release. The investigation is ongoing, and police are seeking help from witnesses who may have recorded video of the fight. Investigators are still searching for witnesses or anyone who might have video recorded all or part of the Keep Reading
Fans, Players Brawl at Texas Arena Football Game
Andy Berg Jul 18, 2022 By Uncle Milty – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5741513 An arena football game in Texas descended into chaos this weekend, as players fought each other and eventually drew fans into the melee at Ector County Coliseum in Odessa. The violence broke out Saturday night in the fourth quarter of a game between the West Texas Warbirds and the Dallas Prime. Video of the incident was posted by to Twitter and shows one fan using a chair to strike a visiting player in the head. In a statement, Warbirds’ president Leif Kertis called the incident “embarrassing, regrettable, and inexcusable,” saying the organization is cooperating with authorities on an investigation. “We are confident that once details emerge many items will be cleared up. We can confirm that as of right now no Warbirds players, coaches, or staff are subjects of the investigations.” The investigation is focused on players who may have hit fans, as well as the fan who used a chair to strike a player. Kertis said that his team is under investigation but noted that the fan with the chair “is not, and has never been part of our organization in any capacity.” “No Keep Reading
Memphis Police Thwart Shooting Outside FedExForum
Paul Steinbach Jul 18, 2022 A 28-year-old man distraught over a breakup with his girlfriend was arrested after police alleged he planned to shoot people leaving an event at an arena in downtown Memphis, Tenn., according to authorities. As reported by ABC News, Elijah Hyman was arrested at his apartment early Saturday on a charge of commission of an act of terrorism, according to a statement from the Memphis Police Department. Hyman allegedly threatened to commit a mass shooting targeting people leaving a concert at FedExForum, home to the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies and the University of Memphis men’s basketball team. Police did not specify the date of the planned attack or the event, but rapper Yo Gotti said his annual birthday bash performance at the Forum Friday night was the target. “We were informed of a potential threat regarding an individual seeking to harm attendees leaving [the] Birthday Bash that occurred 3 hours after our show ended,” Yo Gotti, a Memphis rapper whose real name is Mario Mims, said in a Twitter thread Saturday. “I would also like to thank the Memphis Police Department for their swift and proactive action in ensuring that all attendees returned home safely.” Yo Gotti’s concert Keep Reading
Liverpool calls for investigation into ‘unacceptable’ treatment of fans
Posted by Bradley Rial on 30th May 2022 Liverpool Football Club has called for a formal investigation to be carried out over the “unacceptable” treatment of its supporters during Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final at the Stade de France. Kick-off for Liverpool’s match against Real Madrid was delayed by more than half an hour as thousands of fans remained outside of the stadium. Videos circulated on social media showed police using pepper spray and tear gas as fans tried to scan their tickets at the Stade de France turnstiles. Some supporters had been queueing for hours and were still outside of the ground at 9pm local time, when the match had been due to kick off. In a statement, Liverpool said it was “hugely disappointed” at the stadium entry issues and the breakdown of the security perimeter that Liverpool fans faced at the stadium. “This is the greatest match in European football and supporters should not have to experience the scenes we have witnessed tonight,” the statement said. “We have officially requested a formal investigation into the causes of these unacceptable issues.” UEFA has claimed that, in the lead-up to the game, turnstiles at the Liverpool end became blocked by Keep Reading
Stampede at Barclays Center leaves 18 people injured after reports of active shooter
Matt Johnson- 5/29/22 Brad Penner-USA TODAY SportsA boxing match between Devonte Davis and Rolando Romero at the Barclays Center became a moment of terror for fans early Saturday morning after a stampede broke out following reports of an active shooter. The incident happened around 1 a.m. EST following the fight, with cameras still recording as people left the Barclays Center. According to the New York City Police Department, that’s when fans in attendance heard a “sound disturbance” inside the arena that some believed to be a gunshot. https://sportsnaut.com/barclays-center-stampede-injuries/
Agency: 1 dead, 7 injured in Oklahoma festival shooting
Authorities say a 26-year-old man has been taken into custody after one person was killed and seven people were injured in a shooting at an outdoor festival in eastern Oklahoma Video byNam Cho ByThe Associated Press May 29, 2022, 7:25 PM 2:18 Deadliest mass shootings in recent US history Students stage walkouts to protest gun violence Students from around the country left their classrooms Thursday to bring increased awareness to mass shootings in schools. TAFT, Okla. — Authorities said a 26-year-old man was in custody after one person was killed and seven people were injured in a shooting early Sunday at an outdoor festival in eastern Oklahoma, where witnesses described frantic people running for cover amid gunfire. An arrest warrant was issued for Skyler Buckner and he turned himself in to the Muskogee County sheriff’s office Sunday afternoon, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said in a statement. OSBI said that those shot at the Memorial Day event in Taft, located about 45 miles (72 kilometers) southeast of Tulsa, ranged in age from 9 to 56. A 39-year-old woman was killed, OSBI said. The injuries of those wounded were considered non-life-threatening. OSBI had earlier said two juveniles were injured in Keep Reading
Fake Tickets for Festival
Scalpers offer fake Meron festival tickets, subverting new safety measures – report Ticket sellers say they can provide passes for Lag B’Omer event even if site is full; claim to also have tickets circumventing time limits imposed in wake of 2021’s deadly crush By TOI staff 17 May 2022, 11:57 am Police officers guard ahead of the Lag B’omer festival, at the Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, in Meron, northern Israel on May 15, 2022. (David Cohen/Flash90) Ticket scalpers are offering forged passes to this year’s Lag B’Omer festival at Mount Meron to bypass strict attendance limits being imposed after 45 people were killed in a crush at the site last year, the Kan public broadcaster reported Monday. The Jewish festival of Lag B’Omer begins on Wednesday night. Hundreds of thousands of revelers typically visit Mount Meron, home to the mountaintop gravesite of second-century sage Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, for an annual daylong pilgrimage marking his death. After the disaster at the site last year, no more than 16,000 people at a time will be allowed in and around the tomb complex on Wednesday-Thursday, according to regulations drafted by the Justice Ministry, the Religious Affairs Ministry and the police. Keep Reading
Bucks Evaluate Deer District Security After Shootings
Andy Berg, 5/17/22 Athletic Business The Milwaukee Bucks are reassessing their safety and security protocols for the outdoor Deer District viewing area after a series of shootings last Friday during Game 6 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals against the Boston Celtics. The shootings, which left 21 people injured, prompted the team to cancel its Game 7 watch party in the Deer District. “I think a very rational decision was to cancel it and really focus on debriefing what had happened, how do we move forward, what are the real operational decisions to make and safety decisions to make before we open back up a watch party,” Milwaukee Bucks president Peter Feigin said Monday, according to the Milwaukee Business Journal. The Deer District was a prominent feature in the Bucks’ 2021 run to the NBA Championship, hosting up to 65,000 fans in and around the space. Feigin said the Bucks’ first priority is to create a safe space for employees and fans. “We created a perimeter. We didn’t have direct issues in the Deer District with our scanned audience, but this is a bigger picture element of we need Milwaukee to be a safe place for families, for tourists, for businesspeople, Keep Reading
Yet Another Youth Sports Facility Sees Gun Violence
Paul Steinbach, 5/2/22 Athletic Business At least three people were injured Sunday when gunfire erupted near a middle school athletic field in Virginia, marking the third time in seven days that a shooting has occurred near youth sports facilities across the country. As reported by ABC News, the latest incident unfolded Sunday morning near Benton Middle School in Manassas, Va., about 30 miles southwest of Alexandria, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Police said a youth flag football game was underway when the gunfire erupted. Three gunshot victims were taken to area hospitals, but their ages and conditions were not immediately released. The circumstances of the shooting are under investigation. No arrests were reported, but police said officers had secured the scene. “For those who reside near Benton Middle School, please stay in your homes until we have further updates,” Prince William County supervisor Yesli Vega said in a statement on Facebook. The shooting came just three days after nearly two dozen shots were fired near a high school baseball game in Chicago, prompting players on the field to drop to the ground and others to dive for cover. The shooting occurred just after 5 p.m. on Friday during a Keep Reading
NBA continues to see issues with fan behavior
5/11/22- SBJ- The NBA for decades has “thrived by packing fans and superstars into tight spaces, creating the best game atmosphere of any pro sports league,” but over the past couple of weeks, four stars have “publicly complained about fan behavior,” according to Michael Rosenberg of SI.com. The NBA “thinks it has mechanisms in place to keep game atmospheres hot instead of explosive.” But players “need to believe those mechanisms work” and that they “are enough.” The NBA has “emphasized” to players in recent years the option to “tell security and have the fans kicked out.” But some believe that when fans heckle, players “should respond in kind.” The standard for players is, and “always has been, higher than the fans who pay to get in to watch.” If fan heckling “gets out of hand,” the player “has to tell security.” If players are “no longer satisfied with that kind of resolution,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver “needs to recognize it and be proactive in addressing it.” Fan-player conflicts are “not a new problem,” and the league is “actually much better at dealing with it than it used to be.” These days, many teams “ban fans for long periods of time” and Keep Reading