Bomb threat disrupts Patti LaBelle concert in Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) — Patti LaBelle was abruptly rushed off stage simply a few songs into her Christmas live performance in Milwaukee after a bomb risk pressured authorities to evacuate the theater.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel experiences that video from the Riverside Theater on Saturday night time reveals what seems to be two safety officers interrupting the 78-year-old LaBelle as she chats with an viewers member. They rush her off stage. Shortly after, somebody introduced that the almost full 2,500-seat theater needed to be evacuated due to a bomb risk.

Catherine Brunson, who documented the evacuation on Fb Reside, informed the newspaper that the evacuation occurred two songs into LaBelle’s live performance round 9:24 p.m.

“We got here out and police had the block taped off. … A complete lot of individuals have been fairly upset. … It’s scary,” Brunson stated.

Scott Pierce, who additionally attended the live performance, stated everybody exited the theater calmly, nevertheless it’s “simply unhappy that somebody does this.”

Milwaukee Police Capt. Warren Allen Jr. stated in an announcement early Sunday that K9 items searched the theater and no explosive units have been found, so there was no risk to the general public.

As of Sunday morning, LaBelle hadn’t issued an announcement concerning the evacuation on social media. The operator of the Riverside Theater, Pabst Theater Group, stated it might work with LaBelle to reschedule the present sooner or later.) –

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