Panic in #TimesSquare causes stampede after a motorcycle backfires, causing the crowd to believe there was an active shooter.

Disturbing because it’s an irrational fear reaction.

Frankly, it is a very solid reason to be afraid.

They are in America. pic.twitter.com/ZPANpqVGvE

— Grant Stern (@grantstern) August 7, 2019

Police indicated that several people were treated for injuries as folks stampeded away from the noise that some thought was gunfire - it was a motorcycle backfiring.

Only in America.