Mansfield, Mass. (WGGB) — Emergency personnel in Mansfield had their hands full Thursday following the deaths of 2 people and the arrest of 45 at a concert at the Comcast Center.
19-year-old Connor Brandon of Acton and 27-year-old Dominic Impelizzieri of Syracuse, New York, died after using drugs at the concert.
The event called the “Identity Tour” had a number of stages, a rave style atmosphere, and “techno” type music.
Police and emergency medical services were extraordinarily busy throughout the day and evening with criminal activity and medical issues.
Mansfield Police Chief, Arthur O’Neill told ABC40 News, “A total of 45 persons were arrested on various charges including 10 for drug possession, 25 for being persons under age 21 in possession of alcoholic beverages, 3 for disorderly conduct, 1 for domestic assault and battery, and 5 for possession of a forged registry document to wit driver’s license which is a felony.”
O’Neill added, “Additionally, 21-year-old Alex Marotte of Springfield was arrested and charged with possession of a class B substance MDA a/k/a ecstasy with intent to distribute.”
Police also handed out 10 civil citations for marijuana possession given out under Town of Mansfield bylaw.
A total of 21 people were taken to area hospitals during the concert including to Sturdy Hospital in Attleboro for drug issues. One of the individuals was transported after being found lying in the street during outbound traffic and another was transported after they stumbled out of the woods after daylight.
O’Neill says, “Brandon died at Boston Medical Center from the effects of several drugs as well as alcohol that were in his system.”
Police say Impelizzieri died at Rhode Island Hospital from the effects of a combination of drugs and the ingestion of a copious amount of alcohol.
“Impelizzieri had been brought back from full cardiac arrest by Events EMS personnel but later succumbed to the substances that he had ingested,” added O’Neill.
The overwhelming amount of calls for emergency medical services was handled by a combined effort of the private Events EMS personnel and Mansfield Fire Department personnel.
The Mansfield Police Department continues to investigate this situation.
wow
dang!!
my stupid phone will not show the story, what concert?
the “Identity Tour
Justin- The ‘Identity Tour’ at the Comcast Center
Now that’s a party.
No mention of who was playing.
Oooo od’ing on the hallucinogens… Poor kids didn’t know their limits.
So sad….
Concerts are going to have to flip the bill or up ticket prices for drug sniffing dogs on the way in.
Drug sniffing dogs at concerts? Seems a bit extreme. This is what happens at this type of festival, take MDMA, LSD and all their friends, mix with silly techno music BAM overdose and death. This isn’t your typical concert behavior.
Well to begin with there was a total of 6 cops there.then the heat was bad.and I knew what type of people were going to be there it was awesome.the problem is some kids have no idea what type of concert these are.i have been to some of them on the west coast they are wild and drugged filled.alot of o.d.’s and violence.parents have no clue what happens there.
45 arrested?! Damn
Sad
Drug sniffing dogs extreme I have gone to concerts where I was patted down I think that concerts like this should be 21+ and obviously 6 cops aren’t enough!! But then again I have also watched people at the venue smoke weed in front of cops and nothing be done because of the amount of people in the crowd doing it!! But this venue usually has a lot of security and are very strict with alcohol policies I think if they seem intoxicated at the gate they shouldn’t be let in which isn’t the case
How was I not at this..
Sean,I love going to these raves when we were leaving beer cans filled the ground they are just wild.but in all of the raves I have gone to out west is 10 times worse.if you love raves and want to party with friends or meet new friends try going wild,wild,wild.just remember that there is a lot and I mean a lot of drugs alcohol,and not your regular concert.the first time I was like wtf is this and now they are great to go to let loose and party.
Techno is not silly and there wasn’t any techno played. It’s called electronic dance music; and Carl cox was not there it was electro house and dubstep most of the day and night. Eric prydz, Wolfgang gartner, madeon, le castle Vania, the singer from Korn jonathon Davis. Was an amazing event ; people who can’t responsibly use drugs and alcohol probably shouldn’t. Every concert has people using drugs and alcohol before and after stop the propaganda that it’s somehow any different than your typical rock,country, rap concert. Different drug choices doesn’t mean people aren’t getting blitzed.
Right on Alex,agreed I had a blast.
Electronic music isn’t the problem. I’ve been going to events since I was 15 @ I’m 30 now. Its funny that the media never mentions drugs or deaths or arrests at hip hop events. They’d rather shut down our clubs and year apart our genre to make an example. People don’t know their own limits plain and simple and the drugs aren’t even good anymore so I don’t know why they even bother.
*and make an example out of our genre.
The young uns just can’t handle the partying. Sad.
I think people missed that the two kids who dies were drinking booze. It’s not about “I saw six people smoking weed”…..those people are safe at home. With citations. Alcohol (once again) waaay more dangerous.