Eric Church is defending his decision to miss his San Antonio show for a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience.
04.04.2022 - 01:15 / deadline.com
An outdoor concert in Dallas that was supposed to be headlined by Memphis, Tenn. rapper Big Boogie ended in tragedy early on Sunday morning, as one person was killed and at least 11 others injured.
Gunfire was sprayed throughout the crowd during the event. One man was fatally shot in the head near the stage. The other shooting victims were taken to a nearby hospital, with one in critical condition and the others stable, police said. Three victims are juveniles, police said.
The event was titled the “Second Annual Epic Easter Bike Out & Field Party,” and advertised free admission for kids 10 and under to hear a lineup of rap performances. Around 2,000 attendees were at the event, reports indicate.. Police responded to the shooting at 12:15 AM on Sunday morning in the Oak Cliffs neighborhood of Dallas.
A notice posted on Big Boogie’s Instagram page said the shooting occurred before he arrived at the venue, according to ABC affiliate station WFAA in Dallas.
Memphis rappers Young Dolph and Snootie Wild have been killed in separate shooting incidents in the last six months, but police have not tied those events together. The Snootie Wild shooting happened in Houston, with Young Dolph gunned down in Memphis.
Police identified Kealon Dejuane Gilmore, 26, as the fatal shooting victim in Dallas. Gilmore was found near the stage of the event with a gunshot wound to the head and died at the scene, according to police. No arrests have been made as of yet.
The Dallas incident occured before another mass shooting broke out in downtown Sacramento, Calif. in which six people were killed and at least 10 others were injured.
The Dallas shooting also comes just two weeks after one person was killed and nine others were injured in a shooting at a
Eric Church is defending his decision to miss his San Antonio show for a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience.
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Eric Church has announced that he will be performing a free concert for fans in San Antonio, Texas after he canceled a sold-out concert there for the “most selfish” reason.
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Eric Church is offering unhappy fans a rain check after canceling an upcoming Texas tour stop to attend the NCAA Tournament.Church announced Friday that he would be returning to the Lone Star State for a “one of a kind free show” in New Braunfels on Sept. 2.
All is fair in love and basketball? Eric Church wrote an email to everyone set to attend his Saturday, April 2, concert, explaining he was canceling the show to watch the University of North Carolina play Duke in the NCAA tournament.
Eric Church, 44, is getting heavy criticism after canceling his Saturday San Antonio, TX show on his Gather Again Tour to watch the No. 8 North Carolina Tar Heels at the NCAA Tournament in New Orleans, LA. The singer‘s supporters quickly shared tweets full of disappointment and anger after he announced the cancellation and reason for it in a message on Ticketmaster on March 30. He called the move the “most selfish” thing he’s asked of his fans, who he refers to as “the Church choir,” and explained his “passion” for the Final Four event comes as “a lifelong Carolina basketball fan.”
Eric Church has canceled an upcoming Texas concert this weekend so that he and his family can watch a college basketball game instead. The country singer admits that his decision to choose hoops over the concert is the "most selfish thing" he's ever done in his career. In a message to his fan club, known as the "Church Choir," Eric explains why he's eschewing the San Antonio stage on Saturday, choosing instead to head to the Final Four in New Orleans to watch his beloved North Carolina Tar Heels take on their bitter rival, Duke, in the NCAA Tournament. In the long-storied rivalry between the teams, this is the first time they've ever met in the tournament."As a lifelong Carolina basketball fan, I've watched Carolina and Duke battle over the years," Church said.
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