Post-Race Shooting Reported at Del Mar

[Wandering Eyes]

Seconds after the horses in Del Mar’s 10th and final race crossed the finish line, gunshots were fired outside the track’s fountain admission gate, according to numerous reports. The incident, which was recorded on TVG’s on-site broadcast, sent many racegoers scrambling and seeking safety.

TVG’s Todd Schrupp, who was heard on the television broadcast repeatedly exclaiming “Gunfire at the track!” during the gallop out of the 10th race, later took to Twitter to share details of the event.

“The racetrack has always been refuge from realities of our World, today shortly after last race at Del Mar Racing, several shots were fired yards from our TVG set during brawl outside Fountain admission gate,” Schrupp wrote. “Police quickly locked down situation.”

A subsequent report from San Diego’s CBS News 8 revealed that a man waiting in line to attend a post-race Ice Cube concert pulled out a gun and fired it three times into the air, prompting sheriffs to tase the suspect. When he did not cease his aggression after the tasing, the sheriffs opened fire and wounded the suspect, according to witnesses. While there were no confirmed reports of additional injuries at the time of publication, TVG confirmed that all of its personnel were safe and accounted for.

At 10:22 p.m. ET, Del Mar Racetrack tweeted, “The situation has been contained. The concert is moving forward as planned.”

 

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