FDNY confirms the substance that halted a performance of JaggedLittlePill in NYC today was pepper spray. Two people suffered minor injuries
” was halted Saturday in New York, after someone sprayed a substance at the theatre where the musical was taking place.
Crews from the New York City Fire Department responded to the Broadhurst Theatre at 4:14 p.m., an FDNY spokesman confirmed to Deadline. The first calls came in as people having “difficulty breathing,” the spokesman said. “Two patients were evaluated on scene, but they refused further medical care,” the spokesman noted, adding that the substance in question was pepper spray.
Several attendees posted pictures and video on Twitter showing the confusion as they filed out of the theatre into the cold weather. “Fun times at the #jaggedlittlepill matinee when the show was stopped and the whole theater was evacuated because someone sprayed pepper spray,” tweeted attendee Emily Hahn at 4:28 p.m. ET.
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