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False report of an active shooter causes ‘stampede’ at Barclays Center, Up to 18 hurt

It’s a sign of the times.

A false report of an active shooter following a professional boxing match at Barclays Center caused what was described as a “stampede” as fans already on the arena entrance plaza ran back into the building at around 1:00 a.m. Sunday. Reports ranged from 10 to 18 hurt, all of them reportedly minor. The incident, of course, comes after two shootings in the past week by 18-year-olds in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas, that killed 31 including 17 fourth-graders in the Texas town.

As CNN reported Sunday...

No shots were fired at the Barclays Center during a disturbance that sent people, including tennis star Naomi Osaka, running for their lives early Sunday, said the New York City Police Department.