One Person Killed and Nine Injured as a result of Crowd during a Concert in New York, Police Holds Investigation

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JAKARTA - A crowd of people pushed toward the exit of a concert in Rochester, New York, United States killing one person and wounding nine, after some people thought they heard gunshots, police said.

Rochester Police Officer Lieutenant Nicholas Adams said in a statement to ABC News police "have not found any evidence to support a shooting" at the concert on Sunday night, which featured rappers GloRilla and Finesse2tymes at the Main Street Armory.

Officers responded around 11:00 p.m. to initial reports of gunshots, Lieutenant Adams said, but later determined the injuries did not match those of a gunshot wound.

"The injuries appeared to be the result of a large crowd pressing towards the exit following reports from people hearing what they believed to be gunshots," he said, as quoted by The National News on March 6.

Monday, police are trying to determine what caused a crowd at a hip hop concert in New York State that killed one woman and injured nine others.

"There have been reports that gunshots were heard, causing the crowd to panic," city police chief David Smith told a news conference on Monday.

Police found three seriously injured women in the building, one of whom later died in hospital. Two other people were in critical condition, and seven others were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, Smith said.

Preliminary reports from the scene indicated that the injuries were caused by people being trampled on.

"We have no evidence of any gunshots or anyone being shot or stabbed at the scene," Smith said.

"We are hearing many reports of potential causes including possible crowd size," he said.

It is known, the Main Street Armory is a popular local entertainment venue and can accommodate 5.000 people.

"We're going to hold people accountable for what happened last night, full stop," said Rochester Mayor Malik Evans.