Police And Concertgoers Clash At Summer Jam 2015 At MetLife Stadium
Things reportedly went awry on Sunday (Jun. 7) at Hot 97’s Summer Jam concert at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, according to NBC New York. State police reportedly clashed with audience members outside of the venue, using tear gas on a crowd of people as fights reportedly broke out.
According to social media posts, concertgoers were not allowed inside of the stadium, and were not reimbursed for their tickets, leading to the breakout. People were reportedly arrested and tasered:
BREAKING VIDEO: Riots break out at MetLife Stadium at Summer Jam event. Video Via: @joetorious_ Instagram pic.twitter.com/386xQi3nJ1
— N. Jerzy Fire Alert (@NJerzyFireAlert) June 8, 2015
Police RIGHT NOW outside of Hot 97 Summer Jam…. pic.twitter.com/JKHGOZRCAq
— DJ Akademiks (@IamAkademiks) June 8, 2015
Major disturbance at Summer Jam — fans vs State Police #asburyparkpress pic.twitter.com/ibA8zEJEt4
— Chris Jordan (@ChrisFHJordan) June 8, 2015
State police just tear gassed crowd outside of Hot 97 Summer Jam #asburyparkpress pic.twitter.com/ngdeo89YeQ
— Chris Jordan (@ChrisFHJordan) June 8, 2015
OC gas being deployed outside MetLife Stadium Summer Jam concert @NorthJerseybrk pic.twitter.com/CBcQLnJzSl
— Tyson Trish (@tysontrish) June 8, 2015
This story is still developing and will be updated as more details surface.
Photo Credit: Instagram/nimihendrix
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