5 people, including child, sue for injuries outside concert at Golden 1 Center
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- Five Nevada residents filed suit over alleged injuries at a Sacramento concert.
- Plaintiffs allege overcrowding and poor management led to panic and stampede.
- Lawsuit claims victims, including a child, suffered trauma during the disturbance.
Five people, including a6-year-old, allegedly suffered severe injuries while waiting outside Golden 1 Center for a rap concert, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this month.
The Sacramento Superior Court lawsuit centers around a concert by the popular rapper Rod Wave held last October in Sacramento. The plaintiffs, who are residents of Nevada, allege that they were required to wait outdoors in a “poorly managed and overcrowded area outside the arena.”
These circumstances led to a “disturbance” causing the crowd to panic, according to the lawsuit. A stampede ensued and five people were “trampled, suffering severe physical and emotional injuries.”
This same Rod Wave concert was canceled after a series of fireworks that were mistaken for gunshots, according to previous Bee reporting. In radio dispatches from that day, an officer said a “count of hundred” were running out to the west from the downtown plaza.
The youngest plaintiff is 6, represented by their guardian, according to court documents. They were 5 at the time of the incident. Sean Shriver, the attorney for the plaintiffs, did not comment on the lawsuit, citing that it is “currently before the courts.”
A media email for the Golden 1 Center did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The city of Sacramento, which co-owns the facility, is not named in the lawsuit.
This story was originally published May 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM.
