DMX’s New England concert has been canceled as a safety precaution. The show was scheduled for Sept. 7 at the White’s of Westport venue in Westport. Mass., but several violent incidents in the area prompted authorities to encourage the venue to pull the plug on the show.  “Local law enforcement strongly advised us against doing this,” said VP of White Westport, Chris Lafrance.

Last Sunday (Aug. 26), two men were shot at the nearby Monet Lounge, while another man was killed in the city of Brockton. Police also arrested three men last week in Fall River following a series of altercations that broke out at the end of a Cassidy concert.