Английская Википедия:City College stampede
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The City College stampede was a crowd crush event that occurred on December 28, 1991, in the City College of New York gymnasium during a charity basketball game headlined by hip hop celebrities Puff Daddy and Heavy D. Nearly 5,000 people tried to pack into the gymnasium, which could fit 2,730 people.[1] Outside of the event, crowds were able to break at least one glass door leading into the gymnasium lobby. The crowd then rushed the lobby and down a short staircase that led to the gymnasium. However, a set of doors at the bottom of the stairs opened inward into the lobby, not outward into the gymnasium.[2] The doors were left closed for up to 15 minutes as the crush worsened.[1] Nine people were crushed to death at the bottom of staircase, while 29 others were injured.[2]
The nine people killed were from various parts of the New York City area and ranged in age. Jabaal Rainey was 15 and from Harlem, not too far from the celeb event. The other victims were Leonard Nelson Jr., 17, from The Bronx; Laytesha Heard, 19, from The Bronx; Sonya Williams, 20, from New Rochelle; Dawn McCaine, 20, from Brooklyn; Yul Dargan, 24, from The Bronx; Charise Ann Noel, 26, from Brooklyn; Darren Brown, 28, from The Bronx; and Dirk Swain, 20, from The Bronx.[3] No criminal charges were filed following the incident, although multiple wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits were filed.[4]
According to The New York Times, "Dirk Swain had cheated death once this year, surviving a gunshot wound to the head" when a fraternity party in Virginia turned violent last September."[3]
A documentary titled "No Way Out" was produced by Dirk Swain's younger brother, Jason Swain, that details the event and the attendee. A short film titled City Jewelz and 6 Train to Parkchester are other productions made to describe what actually happened before and after the event took place on December 28, 1991.
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