Patti LaBelle was abruptly rushed off stage simply a few songs into her Christmas live performance in Milwaukee after a bomb menace compelled authorities to evacuate the theater.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reviews that video from the Riverside Theater on Saturday evening reveals what seems to be two safety officers interrupting the 78-year-old LaBelle as she chats with an viewers member. They rushed her off stage. Shortly after, somebody introduced that the practically full 2,500-seat theater needed to be evacuated due to a bomb menace.
Catherine Brunson, who documented the evacuation on Facebook Live, advised the newspaper that the evacuation occurred two songs into LaBelle’s live performance round 9:24 p.m.
“We came out and police had the block taped off. … A whole lot of people were pretty upset. … It’s scary,” Brunson stated.
Scott Pierce, who additionally attended the live performance, stated everybody exited the theater calmly, nevertheless it’s “just sad that someone does this.”
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Milwaukee Police Capt. Warren Allen Jr. stated in an announcement early Sunday that K9 items searched the theater and no explosive gadgets had been found, so there was no menace 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 could work with LaBelle to reschedule the present sooner or later.