NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — At least 13 people were injured at the Barclays Center Saturday after some attendees to a boxing match believed they heard gunshots.
Chaos erupted after the Gervonta Davis-Rolando Romero fight which ended around 1 a.m. when several loud thuds were allegedly heard.
Police said they received a 911 call for shots fired. Dozens of people started scrambling for cover, according to reports, injuring multiple people in the process from pushing and shoving, authorities said.
Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue & 6th Avenue, many people were injured in a stampede, including children, when a report came into the Tank Davis Fight at the @barclayscenter that there was an active shooter. @NYPDnews/@NYPD78Pct confirmed that there was no shots fired. pic.twitter.com/JWCzwDVPPI
— NYC Scoop (@NY_Scoop) May 29, 2022
Boxing reporter Ryan Songalia told the New York Post that a fight broke out after everyone but media and production workers left and the commotion was mistaken for a shooter.
"We're used to brawls at boxing events but recent headlines and the panic of the crowd made many of us worried that our worst fears would come true," Songalia told the Post. "Thankfully we were able to return to our seats to file our stories and exit safely."
The NYPD said there were no guns and no shots fired but the cause of the loud noises was still unconfirmed.
