Comedian Craig Robinson had to evacuate a comedy club in North Carolina over the weekend after a gunman reportedly opened fire.
Robinson, known for his roles on The Office and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, took to Instagram on Saturday to share the news with fans, filming from a Big Time Rush concert close to the venue.
"I'm performing at the Comedy Zone in Charlotte, North Carolina," Robinson said. "There was an active shooter in the comedy club, so they moved us over to this concert going on."
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department confirmed to NBC News that a suspect was taken into custody after he opened fire at the comedy club. There were no injuries reported.
Robinson said he was in the green room at the time of the shooting and was told he needed to evacuate. "I'm cool," he said. "We cool. It was just wild." In his Instagram video, the comedian could be heard conversing with an unidentified man who tells him that nobody was injured in the shooting, and later, an unidentified person says that "they got" the suspect.
Robinson later shared a statement on Instagram thanking the security and staff at the Comedy Zone for "getting us to safety quickly" and police for apprehending the alleged shooter.
"Hopefully he gets the help he needs," Robinson said. "Thanks be to God no one was hurt. Please stay safe everyone."
-
6 Broadway shows coming to a local theater near youThe Week Recommends Harry Potter makes an appearance. As do the wives of Henry VIII.
-
Judge rejects top state charges in Mangione caseSpeed Read If convicted, Mangione faces up to life in state prison
-
UN panel finds Israeli genocide in GazaSpeed Read The report found that Israeli leaders had committed ‘four of the five “genocidal acts”’ prohibited under the U.N. Genocide Convention
-
Florida erases rainbow crosswalk at Pulse nightclubSpeed Read The colorful crosswalk was outside the former LGBTQ nightclub where 49 people were killed in a 2016 shooting
-
Trump says Smithsonian too focused on slavery's illsSpeed Read The president would prefer the museum to highlight 'success,' 'brightness' and 'the future'
-
Trump to host Kennedy Honors for Kiss, StalloneSpeed Read Actor Sylvester Stallone and the glam-rock band Kiss were among those named as this year's inductees
-
White House seeks to bend Smithsonian to Trump's viewSpeed Read The Smithsonian Institution's 21 museums are under review to ensure their content aligns with the president's interpretation of American history
-
Charlamagne Tha God irks Trump with Epstein talkSpeed Read The radio host said the Jeffrey Epstein scandal could help 'traditional conservatives' take back the Republican Party
-
CBS cancels Colbert's 'Late Show'Speed Read 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' is ending next year
-
Shakespeare not an absent spouse, study proposesspeed read A letter fragment suggests that the Shakespeares lived together all along, says scholar Matthew Steggle
-
New Mexico to investigate death of Gene Hackman, wifespeed read The Oscar-winning actor and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their home with no signs of foul play
