SHOOTING PANIC
Moment crowd flees in terror after gunfire erupts at the Moechella music festival leaving 15-year-old dead
CROWDS of revelers were seen fleeing in horror after gunfire erupted at a music festival.
A 15-year-old boy - identified by police as Chase Poole - died and three other people were injured after being shot at the Moechella concert in Washington DC on June 19.
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On Monday, police identified the teen victim as Chase from Northwest, DC, according to .
An investigation into what motivated the shooting is still underway, but officials revealed Chase had previously been shot twice.
As Chase's death marks the third teen to die by DC gun violence since last week, DC Police Chief Robert J. Contee III said: "There’s a theme here."
He continued: "Illegal firearms in the hands of people who should not have them, and making events like this unsafe for people who just want to enjoy the beautiful weather, enjoy Father’s Day, and just want to enjoy our city."
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Video shared online shows partygoers running away as cops rushed to the scene.
Some were seen twerking on the hoods of cars before taking cover behind the vehicles.
One Twitter user commented: “Stampede at Moechella… I’m safe but I’m sure many aren’t.”
Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee revealed that an “incident” occurred at the concert and was broken up.
He said people “started to scatter” when a second incident unfolded, the reported.
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The second incident led to people being trampled on, police said.
Contee said that some people were hurt after their legs and ankles were trampled on.
Medics were seen treating those who were injured on the sidewalk.
Officers then started to shut down the event as it appeared “unsafe."
Witness Daniel Dyson told WWTG that the boy was screaming out for his mom.
He tried to help the teen who had been shot.
He said: "My mind is blown because, you know, I was trying to cover up this guy.
"And next thing you know, they say he's no longer here."
Cops revealed that multiple weapons were recovered at the scene.
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Contee said that crowded streets and too many guns create the conditions for violence to unfold.
He said: “When things spill out into the street," he said, "... that becomes a problem."
Cops revealed that the three victims who were shot have been stabilized in hospital.
The concert, described as an “Advocacy Festival Amplifying the Culture of Washington DC”, was celebrating Juneteenth.
Police revealed that the event did not have a license.
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Lawmakers have called for accountability following the shooting.
Mayor Muriel Bowser told reporters: “We have a child who was killed today at an event that did not have any proper planning for the number of people who were here. We need some accountability.”
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