Story highlights Rapper T.I. is not believed to have been involved in incident, police official says

The concert was at Irving Plaza near New York City's Union Square

New York (CNN) 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.

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