'I am devastated and heartbroken.' GloRilla tweets after deadly stampede at Rochester concert

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GloRilla, a Memphis native whose 2022 song “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)” with Hitkidd was nominated for a Grammy for best rap performance, tweeted that she was “devastated & heartbroken" after a deadly stampede at her concert Sunday in Rochester.

Apparently false fears of a shooting the concert, sent a crowd surging toward the exits, killing two women and injuring several others, Rochester police said.

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The injuries at the concert featuring rappers GloRilla and Finesse2tymes were caused by people being trampled, Police Chief David M. Smith said at a news briefing Monday. “We do not have any evidence of gunshots being fired or of anyone being shot or stabbed at the scene,” Smith said.

As the concert at Rochester’s Main Street Armory ended just after 11 p.m., people exiting the venue began to surge dangerously, Smith said. Police made their way inside and found three women with critical injuries, he said.

More:'This is a tragedy of epic proportions.' 2 dead, several others hurt in stampede at Main Street Armory in Rochester

Police on Monday afternoon identified one of the women trampled to death as Rhondesia Belton of Buffalo. Another woman, not identified by police, also was killed in the stampede, police announced Monday night. Another woman suffered life-threatening injuries in the stampede and remained hospitalized and in critical condition as of Monday evening.

GloRilla performs at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 5, in Los Angeles.
GloRilla performs at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 5, in Los Angeles.

“What began last night as a night of live music and fun for the performer GloRilla ended in tragedy with one person dead and two more fighting for their lives,” the chief said.

While there is no evidence of shots being fired, Smith said, police are investigating several possible causes of the fatal surge, including “possibly crowd size, shots fired, pepper spray and other contributing factors.”

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