A heavy light fixture fell onto a reveler at the Coachella music festival during DJ John Summit's set. According to Daily Mail - News, Joey Freshour described that it had fallen and hit a girl directly on the side of the head, cutting her head open. The woman was bleeding from the side of her head, with blood all over the light and on the ground after the incident.
Three men picked the woman up and took her to the medical tent. According to Daily Mail - News, Joey Freshour described that she is in critical condition, but she's gonna be okay, though her current official medical status has not been confirmed. The incident likely occurred due to strong winds at the festival, which also led DJ Anyma to cancel his show and producer Jigitz to end his set early.
Thirty minutes in, we were all dancing [and] having a good time.
How the strong winds specifically contributed to the light fixture falling, and whether there were other weather-related incidents, remains unclear. Following the incident, the stage was taped off and closed, raising questions about what specific safety measures were in place and if any official investigations are underway. In a separate incident, Offset performed at Coachella days after being shot outside a Florida casino.
He was shot on Monday night following a fight at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. A spokesperson for the rapper said Offset was in stable condition after the shooting, and police confirmed the injuries were not life-threatening. According to a representative for Offset, he has been released from the hospital and is up and walking.
It had fallen and hit a girl directly on the side of the head, cutting her head open directly on the side right here.
Offset performed at Coachella on Saturday night, sitting in a wheelchair before standing to deliver a performance. Two people were detained in connection with the shooting incident involving Offset. Rapper Lil Tjay was arrested in connection with the altercation before the shooting, charged with disorderly conduct and operating a vehicle without a valid license.
The second person detained at the scene has not been charged. The official cause of the shooting and whether there are ongoing investigations beyond these charges are unknown. Seminole County police reported that the shooting incident resulted in non-life-threatening injuries to an individual who was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood.
She's in critical condition, but she's gonna be okay.
We need to do better. This is not right, safety's our biggest priority when we come to these things.
I was like, 'Oh, wow. They're marking it as, like, a crime scene type of thing.'