There was unrest at the late rapper Nipsey Hussle’s memorial late Monday as a gun scare led to stampede.
At least two people were critically injured and 10 others hurt after hundreds of fans stampeded during a vigil for the slain rapper.
Gunfire was reported in a crowd outside Hussle’s clothing store, Marathon Clothing, in south Los Angeles, where he was shot and killed on Sunday, police and media reports said.
A local ABC news station reported: “A HUGE stampede of people rushed out of the @NipseyHussle memorial area. People thought they heard something break or a loud noise and started running.”
However, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said on Twitter: “Reports of shots fired at the vigil do not appear accurate.”
33-year-old Nipsey Hussle, whose real name was Ermias Asghedom, was shot multiple times Sunday afternoon and rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Two other people were wounded in the shooting, police said.