A New York rap concert turned deadly when an argument erupted in gunfire, according to police.
One man died and three other people were injured in the Wednesday night shooting at the Irving Plaza, where rapper T.I. was scheduled to perform.
The incident began as an argument that escalated into a fistfight outside a green room reserved for rappers on the bill at Wednesday night's concert, according to NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce.
After about five minutes of fisticuffs, someone pulled a gun and began shooting, he said.
Police have recovered five 9mm bullet casings, and are talking to witnesses and looking for video of the incident, he said.
Authorities do not yet know the motive for the argument or shooting, but say T.I. wasn't part of it.
"From what we can determine right now, he had nothing to do with this," Boyce said.
The man who died was 33, according to police.
Rapper Troy Ave -- whose real name is Roland Collins -- was shot in the leg and is expected to recover, Boyce said.
Another man, previously described as a 34-year-old, and a woman, said to be 26, were also shot and expected to survive.
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