Shooting at Lil Baby concert in Memphis sees fans running from FedEX Forum stadium with show cut sho

Publish date: 2024-05-08

A SHOOTING at a Lil Baby concert has left one person in critical condition after gunfire sent fans running from the venue.

Cops swarmed the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee, where rapper Lil Baby was scheduled to perform on Thursday night.

Sgt. Louis Brownlee of the Memphis Police Department told The U.S. Sun that an adult male was found wounded at around 10.23pm.

He was rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition.

The shooter has yet to be caught and it was unclear how they got a gun into the venue, where concertgoers were required to go through metal detectors before entering.

Lil Baby was set to perform, along with The Kid LAROI., Rylo Rodriguez, Hunxho, Gloss Up, and GloRilla.

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Fans who were at the concert shared updates on the harrowing experience on X, formerly known as Twitter.

“Someone shot at lil baby concert at FedEx forum. Only in Memphis mane,” tweeted one person.

“Can’t have nothing nice in my city.”

Another person shared video of cars surrounding the venue as crowds were seen walking out of the building.

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And a third person shared footage that appeared to capture the sound of gunfire.

Concertgoers could be heard screaming and quickly moving away from the stage after the apparent gunshot.

Other fans were upset that the concert was cut short.

“Y’all really ruined the concert and shot somebody,” tweeted a fan.

According to that same fan, Lil Baby, real name Dominique Armani Jones, had only been on stage for about 10 minutes before the shooting.

“Just got f*****g started!!!!! I’m p****d as hellll!” they wrote.

There were no other injuries reported and the venue has been cleared, cops said.

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