Two killed, two wounded at rap concert in Connecticut: media

Two people who were wounded were taken to local hospitals in the area with non life-threatening injuries


Reuters December 31, 2016
Two killed, two wounded at rap concert in Connecticut: media

CONNECTICUT: Two people were shot and killed and two others were wounded on Friday after a rap concert in southern Connecticut, local media reported.

Gunfire erupted at about 11:15 p.m. local time following a Meek Mill rap concert at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, Connecticut, about 90 miles (145 km) northeast of New York City, the My Record Journal newspaper reported.

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Two people who were wounded were taken to local hospitals in the area with non life-threatening injuries, the newspaper said, citing police.

A dispatcher told Reuters that it was an ongoing situation and that she could provide no information.

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A video posted on Twitter purportedly showed rapper Meek Mill leaving the concert hall moments before gunfire rang out and a man, who appeared to be a police officer, telling people to "get down."

Police did not have anyone in custody, the newspaper said.

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