Four people were hospitalized in critical condition on Friday after hundreds of people forced their way into a London concert venue during a performance by Nigerian Afrobeats star Asake.
One piece of footage shows an officer appearing to shove a woman down a few stairs at the venue entrance.
"This is an extremely upsetting incident which has left four people critically ill in hospital. My thoughts and prayers are with them and their families," he said."A police investigation has been launched, and it will be as thorough and as forensic as necessary to establish exactly what happened last night."
Video clips posted on social media and featured on tabloid newspaper websites appeared to show packed crowds pushing up against the doors of the 02 Academy, as well as violent scuffles in the foyer.
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