Fatal Stabbing Outside Phish Concert in Virginia Leaves Band ‘Deeply Saddened’

A unfortunate mislaid their life, and 2 others sustained injuries, successful a stabbing that took spot extracurricular Hampton Coliseum successful Hampton, Va., during Phish‘s show astatine the venue Friday nighttime (Sept. 19).

Officers responded to an altercation that had escalated into unit connected Coliseum Drive conscionable aft 9:30 p.m. ET, according to a constabulary study from the Hampton Police Division. The fishy fled, but detectives “identified each parties involved” and determined it “appears to beryllium an isolated incident,” says the study published connected Saturday.

“Members from the Hampton Division of Fire and Rescue responded to the country and rendered aesculapian assistance,” Cpl. Shaun Stalnaker writes. “The archetypal unfortunate was transported to a section hospital, wherever helium aboriginal succumbed to his injuries. The 2nd unfortunate was besides transported and is presently receiving aesculapian treatment. A 3rd big antheral unfortunate aboriginal arrived astatine a section infirmary arsenic a walk-in, besides suffering from a laceration determined to beryllium non-life-threatening.”

Phish addressed the calamity connected Saturday successful a connection the set posted on societal media.

“During past night’s show, a tragic incidental took spot successful the parking batch extracurricular Hampton Coliseum. There was an altercation down 1 of the tents successful the unofficial vending country successful which idiosyncratic mislaid their beingness and 2 different radical were injured. We don’t person much accusation than what has been reported by the police, who called it an isolated incident, but what we bash cognize is upsetting enough. We are profoundly saddened by this and our hearts spell retired to each of those affected,” the set said.

Phish’s Saturday and Sunday nighttime concerts successful Hampton, which wrapper their summertime tour, were acceptable to spell connected arsenic scheduled. Lead singer/guitarist Trey Anastasio’s solo set has gigs slated for this autumn earlier Phish takes the signifier unneurotic again for their accepted tally of New Year’s Eve shows astatine New York City’s Madison Square Garden, wherever they’ve booked a four-show bid spanning the dates of Dec. 28-31.

The Hampton Police Division’s Major Crimes Unit tin beryllium contacted with further accusation surrounding Friday night’s incidental by telephone (757–727–6111 oregon 1–888-LOCK-U-UP), oregon done anonymous extremity via a unafraid signifier astatine P3Tips.com.