Everybody was trying to just get out of there as quickly as possible." So me and the crowd of other people were getting pushed out the door this way, and after that, people were just spilling out into the street on their way to their cars, looking for their loved ones, looking for their belongings. Laying all over the place, they ended up pushing us away from those people that needed help. By the time I got to the middle of the building, people were all over the place. I just was trying to get out of there and none of my friends and family that went there were hurt."Īnderson noted the police presence on the scene, saying, "The police officer was pushing people this way and that way. I didn't know the state of anybody's injuries at the moment. Describing the incident, Anderson explained, "I did see a few people stumbling. When asked if they knew anyone who got seriously injured in the stampede, Anderson said that they knew of someone who was affected but that their friends and family were unharmed. So the panic was setting in ASAP. I just knew to try to get to safety as quickly as possible." I don't know what's going on, nobody knows which way to run, honestly, like nobody knew which way to go. "After a night of partying, your senses are everywhere," Anderson described the post-show momentum. "You're in this state of excitement, wondering what's next. And then, all of a sudden, everyone is panicking. The stampede is currently under investigation, with police looking into numerous contributing factors including crowd size, shots fired, and pepper spray.įollowing the aftermath of the deadly stampede, ET spoke with Cynquest Anderson, who was in the crowd, about what led to the chaotic event and how the energy was in the venue before, during and after the crowd's surge.
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