LONDON -- Concert-goers were left confused when Kanye West abruptly ended a performance in New York City 20 minutes early, mid-song.

Citing a "family emergency," it later became known that his wife Kim Kardashian West reportedly had been robbed at gunpoint while attending Fashion Week in Paris.

Fans captured the moment that West had to dash from the scene via social media:

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While some people grumbled about the show's unexpected end, many fans swiftly came to the rap artist's defense:

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According to a quote from one of the celebrity's spokespeople in a CNN article, Kim is "badly shaken but physically unharmed".