1 Dead, 3 Injured In Shooting At T.I. Concert In NYC

Peter Helman
Updated
Four people were shot at a T.I. concert at NYC's Irving Plaza tonight, ABC 7 reports. The shots were fired near the third floor green room at around 10:15 PM while Maino and Uncle Murda were performing, before T.I. (along with guests including Anderson .Paak) was scheduled to take the stage in the 1025-person ballroom-style…

Four people were shot at a T.I. concert at NYC’s Irving Plaza tonight, ABC 7 reports. The shots were fired near the third floor green room at around 10:15 PM while Maino and Uncle Murda were performing, before T.I. (along with guests including Anderson .Paak) was scheduled to take the stage in the 1025-person ballroom-style venue. Witnesses reported hearing at least two gunshots following an argument in the balcony area. A 34-year-old man was shot in the chest and a 33-year-old man was shot in the stomach, and both are currently in critical condition. A 26-year-old woman was shot in the leg and is in serious but stable condition, and a fourth person has reportedly walked into NYU medical center with a gunshot wound. Police tell TMZ that at this point, it’s unclear how many shooters were involved, and they don’t yet have any suspects.

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A photo posted by TIP (@troubleman31) on May 23, 2016 at 7:24pm PDT

In 2009 T.I. was imprisoned after pleading guilty to U.S. federal weapons charges. This is a developing story and will be updated…

UPDATE: According to NYPD, a male victim has died at Bellevue Hospital. He has been identified as Troy Ave’s bodyguard Ronald McPhatter. There are metal detectors at the venue and it’s not clear how the weapon got inside.

RT @MylesMill: .@PIX11News here's @NYPDDetectives Chief Aubry pic.twitter.com/SHZvRiYO7z

— Chris Uño (@CRS_One) May 26, 2016

UPDATE 2: ABC reports that Troy Ave was one of the victims. He was shot in the leg and is expected to recover. NY Post adds that the female victim, Maggie Heckster, was visited by 50 Cent in the hospital. “I’m here to support my friend, his girl was shot,” 50 said. “What’s happened here is not good.”

Backstage video during the shooting has emerged via TMZ:

NYPD Commissioner William Bratton has blamed the shooting on rap music.