LOS ANGELES _ Hundreds of people who had gathered Monday night to remember Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle fled the area in droves as police officers worked to control the frightened crowd.
Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Josh Rubenstein said no shots were fired. A Los Angeles Fire Department official said they transported a person with a stab wound and others hurt after they were trampled by the crowd.
The LAPD didn't immediately know why the stampede of people had occurred.
"Our people are on scene making every effort 2 protect everyone in attendance at the Nipsey Hussle vigil," LAPD Chief Michel Moore said on Twitter. "Reports of shots fired at the vigil do not appear to be accurate. We do have injured in the chaos and are attempting to restore order."
He added: "Our appreciation to those from our community actively working with members at the vigil to quell violence. Their work is vital."
Reporters in the area said on social media that authorities had said at least six people were stabbed, which is thought to have caused the chaos.
A Los Angeles Times reporter at the scene was trampled when the crowd ran, and she saw at least one person with some type of wound.
Candles left in memory of Hussle _ who was shot and killed in broad daylight outside one of his stores in South Los Angeles in a burst of gunfire that left two other people wounded _ were crushed as people fled the area.
