Kenny Chesney ‘devastated’ over death of a fan following Denver concert

Nation star Kenny Chesney mentioned he’s “devastated” after a fan died falling from an escalator after his live performance on the Empower Area at Mile Excessive in Denver, Colo.

The lady, who’s but to be recognized, fell to the concourse under simply earlier than 11 p.m. throughout Chesney’s newest cease on the “Right here and Now” tour on Saturday. The space of the drop is unknown presently.

The incident is being investigated as an unintended loss of life, Denver Police Division confirmed to The Submit.

“I used to be devastated to be taught of the lack of somebody after our present,” the “American Youngsters” hitmaker instructed The Denver Submit in an announcement. “There had been a lot pleasure, a lot coronary heart coming from the individuals of Denver final evening — and to listen to that is heartbreaking.”

“Life is treasured. Sharing music brings us collectively and that love we share makes us a lot extra. For the girl who got here to share that love, there are not any phrases. For her family and friends’s loss, I grieve with them and for them”

The identification of the girl might be launched by the Workplace of the Medical Examiner, Denver Police Division instructed The Submit.

On Saturday, Denver police tweeted they have been “conducting an out of doors loss of life investigation” at Empower Area.

“An grownup feminine visitor at Empower Area at Mile Excessive was sitting on an escalator railing, fell to the concourse under, and died because of the accidents,” they said in a tweet.

“To my understanding, there was none of that, it was simply an unintended fall, I don’t assume anybody pushed her or something like that,” police spokesman Nate Magee instructed the outlet.

Empower Area at Mile Excessive, the place Chesney carried out, released a statement on Twitter following the tragedy.

“We lengthen our deepest sympathies to the family members of the girl concerned within the tragic incident that occurred on the finish of Saturday’s live performance at Empower Area at Mile Excessive,” the assertion learn. 

“There may be nothing extra necessary than the security of our company, and Stadium Administration Firm is in communication with the Denver Police Division because it investigates this unlucky scenario.”

The accident comes simply weeks since a fan plunged to his loss of life from an escalator after The Weeknd’s tour-opening present in Philadelphia on July 14.

The concertgoer suffered head trauma after falling about 40 toes at Lincoln Monetary Area, the Philadelphia Police Division confirmed to The Submit.

Following an investigation, police instructed the outlet that the person’s fall seems to have been unintended.