Multiple injuries are being reported following a homecoming event at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
Here’s how things looked before chaos broke out:
And right now:
We will continue to monitor this story and update with developments.
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There are conflicting reports about the number of injuries.
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Update:
More on the homecoming event, Yardfest, from WaPo:
For at least two decades, Yardfest was free and open to the public, making it one of the hallmark events of Howard’s homecoming weekend. Then this year, organizers made the concert a ticketed event.
Students rushed the concert gates.
According to a Howard University spokesperson, the concert was “oversubscribed”:
The number of injuries is still unclear:
