Taylor Swift Releases Statement After Stabbing at Swift-Themed Event Leaves 3 Children Dead

Three young girls were killed in a violent attack on Monday in Southport, England.

Taylor Swift enters Arrowhead Stadium before the start of an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals, in Kansas City, Mo., on Dec. 31, 2023. Ed Zurga/AP Photo

Taylor Swift has released a statement regarding a stabbing incident that occurred on July 29 at a Taylor Swift-themed children’s dance and yoga class in northwestern England, which resulted in the deaths of three young girls.

“The horror of yesterday’s attack in Southport is washing over me continuously, and I’m just completely in shock,” Ms. Swift, 34, wrote in an Instagram story on Tuesday.