A performance by rapper Rod Wave at Sacramento's Golden 1 Center was postponed Friday night after mass panic following noises that sounded like gunshots but that police believed were firecrackers.
The Sacramento Police Department received reports of shots possibly fired from downtown shortly before 9 p.m., according to spokesman Officer Anthony Gamble. Responding officers found remains of firecrackers, but no evidence of a shooting, he said.
At 9:36 p.m., Golden 1 Center announced that the show would be postponed until Saturday, posting on X that “the safety of our guests and fans is our number one priority.” The center did not explain the reason for the postponement.
A video shared by a Fox 40 reporter at 9:26 p.m. showed a terrified crowd outside the arena. Many people could be seen running to enter the building, several people were lying on the ground and barriers were knocked down.
Rod Wave, whose real name is Rodarius Marcell Green, is scheduled to perform at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood on Monday.
