“No explosive gadgets have been found” police say after singer rushed offstage mid-performance and Riverside Theater “safely evacuated”
Patti LaBelle’s live performance in Milwaukee Saturday was abruptly halted — and the singer was rushed off the stage mid-performance — after the venue acquired a bomb menace.
Video from the live performance exhibits LaBelle conversing with the gang when safety guards rushed onstage to usher the singer away. “Wait!,” a perplexed LaBelle advised them earlier than strolling offstage. Concertgoers have been then knowledgeable of the bomb scare, and the Riverside Theater was evacuated with out incident.
“Relating to the bomb menace within the 100 block of W. Wisconsin, all patrons have been safely evacuated,” Milwaukee Police Capt. Warren E. Allen Jr. stated in an electronic mail assertion. “Police are clearing the ability presently. The investigation is fluid and ongoing.”
Police added in a press release round 1:15 a.m. Sunday, hours after the evacuation, “The constructing was searched by K9 items. No explosive gadgets have been found. There isn’t a menace to the general public presently.”
“Tonight’s Patti LaBelle present on the Riverside Theater has been postponed following a bomb menace investigated by the Milwaukee Police Division,” live performance organizer Pabst Theater Group stated in a press release.
“We’re grateful for the efforts of the Milwaukee Police Division and our clients and employees for his or her protected and orderly exit. We’re working with the artist to reschedule the present.”
Concertgoer Scott Pierce advised the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “It occurred so rapidly. Everyone very calmly exited the theater in a disbelieving method. I heard plenty of feedback about how unhappy it was that somebody would pull such a pathetic stunt. Earlier than the incident the gang was actually having fun with Patti. Simply unhappy that somebody does this.”
LaBelle has not but commented on the incident on social media. A rep for the singer didn’t reply to Rolling Stone’s request for remark at press time.