Chaos, stampede at Central Park concert after false alarm of gunshots – CBS News
English singer-songwriter Chris Martin (L) speaks onstage with NYPD officers after the crowd panicked when a security barrier fell during the 2018 Global Citizen Festival: Be The Generation in Central Park on September 29, 2018 in New York City.
NEW YORK — Fearing possible gunshots, it took only the collapse of a police barrier at a politically charged New York celebrity music show Saturday to send thousands of spectators fleeing in panic. The NYPD has confirmed that the loud noise was actually a barrier near the stage that fell over, CBS New York reports.