A Turnstile gig in Richmond, Virginia, ended in controversy last month after a police officer allegedly pepper-sprayed a teenage fan during the band’s set-closing chaos on September 24, 2025.
The incident took place at Brown’s Island, where the Baltimore melodic hardcore heroes were mid-way through their usual stage-invading finale to “Birds” when things turned sour. Local officers had been enlisted to help with event security — but one of them reportedly took things a step too far.
Footage from the night shows an officer raising a pepper spray canister as fans clambered over the barrier to join the band. While one concertgoer narrowly avoided being sprayed, another wasn’t so lucky — the officer can be seen turning and blasting a separate fan directly in the face…