[FREEBEACON] A New York City concert by Bernie Sanders
...The only openly Socialist member of the U.S. Senate. Sanders was Representative-for-Life from Vermont until moving to the Senate for the rest of his life in 2006, assuming the seat vacated by Jim Jeffords...
supporter T.I. turned violent before the rapper even got on stage as gunshots killed one and injured three, according to reports.
The incident started backstage where the rappers performing in acts before T.I. were gathered but spread onto the main stage causing panic at the concert venue, according to the New York Post.
The carnage began in the green room of the Union Square venue at about 10 p.m. while the opening act -- rappers Maino and Uncle Murda -- were performing, according to law-enforcement sources.
The gunplay then spilled into the area near the stage, causing panic among more than 1,000 rap fans packed into the music hall. [...]
The mayhem began after a fight erupted in a limited-access section on the seventh floor -- before spreading to the second floor, where the shooting took place outside the green room, a police source said. |