Lil Wayne ConcertFalse Alarm
During Lil Wayne’s A3C Festival set in Atlanta, a reported gunfire scare triggered panic and movement through the crowd. Police later said they found no evidence that shots were fired.
Incident Overview
What happened
During Lil Wayne’s A3C Festival set, people in the crowd fled after someone yelled about gunshots. Police said they found no evidence that shots were fired. Later A3C said a fight broke out and that a Georgia state trooper’s drawn Taser, reportedly showing a red light, led some in the crowd to yell “gun,” which triggered the panic. Lil Wayne’s set ended early.
Incident name: Lil Wayne Concert False Alarm. Sources also describe it as a false shooting scare, panic/confusion, or stampede during Lil Wayne’s A3C Festival performance.
Date: 07/10/2018. Multiple reports identify the incident as occurring on Sunday, October 7, 2018, during Lil Wayne’s A3C set in Atlanta.
Location and Impact
Where and consequences
Location: Georgia Freight Depot, reported as the A3C Festival site in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. A3C’s FAQ gives the venue as 65 M.L.K. Jr Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30303; AJC also places the event at the Georgia Freight Depot and references the area of Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. and Central Ave.
Reported injuries: Commonly reported as approximately 12 minor injuries. Reported injuries included ankle injuries, cuts/lacerations, bruises, and twisted ankles; Fox 5 reported six people were taken to hospital.
Reported fatalities: No fatalities found in the sources reviewed. A3C said there were no reports of serious injuries.
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The research notes identify two areas where source accounts differ or remain unresolved.
The available sources do not all describe this point in the same way, so it should be treated carefully.
Police statements reported by ABC News, People, Guardian, AJC, and Pitchfork say officers found no evidence that shots were fired.
A local WSB-TV report snippet says an attendee, Dasia Terry, believed she had been grazed by a bullet and said doctors told her it looked like she had been grazed. The linked WSB page was unavailable in my location, so I am not listing it in the references section as a working source link.
I found no source in this pass confirming police verified a shooting or a gunshot wound.
The available sources do not all describe this point in the same way, so it should be treated carefully.
Early police-linked accounts say someone in the crowd yelled that they heard gunshots, triggering the rush to flee.
A3C’s later explanation says a fight broke out and a Georgia state trooper drew a Taser with a visible red light, leading people to yell “gun.”
These are not necessarily mutually exclusive, but they are different levels of explanation.
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