NYPD to soon close investigation into deadly shooting at T.I. concert at Irving Plaza
The gunfire turned the 1,000-capacity Irving Plaza into chaos as concert-goers scrambled for cover.
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GRAHAM RAYMANROCCO PARASCANDOLASTEPHEN REX BROWN
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Updated: Thursday, May 26, 2016, 11:17 AM
Police expect to quickly close their investigation into the wild shooting during a hip hop concert at Irving Plaza that left one dead and three wounded though the rival rap crews allegedly involved refuse to cooperate with cops.
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton discussed the latest on the
Wednesday night mayhem which sources say began as a beef between two performers: Maino and Troy Ave.
The headliner of the night, T.I. had yet to take the stage.
“The investigation is moving forward very rapidly, and we expect to close it quickly,” Bratton said on The Len Berman and Todd Schnitt show on 710 WOR radio.
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Deadly shooting at T.I. concert causes chaos at Irving Plaza
"It's unfortunate the gangster rap world is still an issue we're dealing with. The gangster lifestyle if you will.”
The entourages for the performers weren’t eager to assist investigators.
“A lot of them are not talking as is usually the case,” Bratton said.
Ronald McPhatter, who worked as a bodyguard for the rapper Troy Ave, died in the shooting.
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The chaos was sparked by a fight in the green room above the stage as Maino and Uncle Murda were performing.
The gunshots turned the crowd into a stampede.
“People were running and stomping over one another,” said Rodney Molina, 37.
50 Cent visited one of the shooting victims at Bellevue Hospital Thursday morning.
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Ronald McPhatter, 33, stumbled downstairs after being shot in the stomach. He later died at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital.
McPhatter worked as a bodyguard for Troy Ave, according to Brooklyn activist Tony Herbert.
“They did a very poor job of security,” Herbert said of Irving Plaza.
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(From l. to r.) Troy Ave was shot in the leg. Headliner T.I. had yet to perform. Maino and Uncle Murda were performing when gunfire rang out.
“I don't know who the hell they had working there.”
McPhatter’s brother is Shanduke McPhatter, a former gangster who now serves as the executive director of
Gangstas Making Astronomical Community Changes.
The East Flatbush-based nonprofit seeks to end to street violence.
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said police were closing in on a suspect in the deadly shooting at Irving Plaza.
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Maggie Heckstall, 26, shot in the leg, and Christopher Vinson, 34, shot in the chest, were taken to Bellevue Hospital, where they were listed in stable condition, sources said.
50 Cent visited one of the victims at Bellevue Thursday morning.
Troy Ave, a 30 year-old Crown Heights rapper whose real name is Roland Collins, was shot in the leg and driven to NYU Langone Medical Center in an SUV, sources said.
The gunman and the victims were all credentialed guests with access to the VIP area, a source said.
“One guy got shot in the chest right in front of me,” said Tiffany Smallwood, 22, of Harlem, who was in the crowd. “Everyone was running, it was crazy.”
NYPD close to arrest for shooting at T.I. show at Irving Plaza
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oh yea they was tryna kill whoever forreall forreal
they lucky someone else didn't panic and start spraying everyone in there
street niccas like rap, so of course they going to be at rap concerts. Which is why banning rap concerts will assist in keeping street fukkery from happening in union square.
