Astroworld operational safety plan did not account for deadly crowd surge

Travis Scott‘s festival in Houston at the beginning of this month, a “mass casualty” crowd surge incident left 10 dead and hundreds more injured.The youngest of those who died was Ezra Blount, who was 9 years old. Blount had been placed in a medically-induced coma, following critical injury to major internal organs, including his heart, brain, kidney and liver.Rolling Loud California 2021, which is set to take place from December 10 – 12 and will be headlined by Kid Cudi, J.

Claudia Eller Co-Editor-in-ChiefSo much has been going horribly wrong lately. No sooner did I write an editor’s letter decrying the fact that the tragedy that unfolded on the set of “Rust,” killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, was 100% preventable had strict gun safety protocols been followed, than another deadly incident took the lives of 10 people at Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival in Houston.Both catastrophes were the result of human error.

Travis Scott and several other high-profile stars and business entities are coming under the microscope in a truly massive lawsuit brought in response to the Astroworld Festival tragedy earlier this month.

The Harris County Commissioner’s Court has announced a review of security and safety plans at Houston’s NRG Park – which is ultimately owned by the county – in the wake of the tragedy at this month’s Astroworld festival.

Another victim of the Astroworld Festival crowd surge tragedy has succumbed to their injuries — and in this case, the boy who died is the youngest of the fatalities.

The number of people who have died as a result of the crowd surge at Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival has now risen to ten.

Travis Scott’s close relationship with the city of Houston as well as with Mayor Sylvester Turner and Police Chief Troy Finner have raised questions about the objectivity of the investigation into the deaths and injuries that occurred at the rapper’s Astroworld Festival over the weekend.  When Scott took the stage to perform on Nov. 5, a crowd surge led to hundreds of injuries and the deaths of eight people.

Travis Scott’s close relationship with the city of Houston as well as Mayor Sylvester Turner and Police Chief Troy Finner have raised questions about the objectivity of the investigation into the deaths and injuries that occurred at the rapper’s Astroworld Festival.  When Scott took the stage to perform on Nov. 5, a crowd surge led to hundreds of injuries and the deaths of eight people.

HOUSTON -- Emergency plans for the Astroworld music festival did not include protocols for dangerous crowd surges like the one that unfolded during a rush to see headliner Travis Scott, which left eight people dead and injured hundreds of others, including a 9-year-old boy whose family said was in a coma.The concert area in Houston where a crush of fans had pressed forward during the rapper's Friday night performance remains largely in place as authorities continue a criminal investigation.

Agents from the FBI will further strengthen the investigation into the Astroworld Festival tragedy by offering manpower, sources and its agents’ interviewing and cyber-forensic skills, a former special agent-in-charge said Tuesday.  A spokesperson for the FBI’s Houston Field Office told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that the agency had offered its assistance and resources to the Houston Police Department, the lead investigating agency, and was "poised to assist."  "It is standard practice for the

Houston police chief Troy Finner reportedly spoke with Travis Scott in his trailer before his performance at Astroworld on Friday night, and "conveyed concerns about the energy in the crowd," according to a new report in The New York Times. Eight people between the ages of 14 and 27 died and hundreds were injured during Friday night's event at NRG Field in Houston.

Ellise Shafer administratorThe eight victims who died during Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival included a dancer, an aspiring border agent, a student athlete, a computer programming student, a district manager at AT&T, a marketer and a pair of best friends.Ranging in age from 14 to 27, the names of those who died at the Houston festival were released on Monday after all of their families had been notified.

after eight people died at his Astroworld Festival in Houston on Friday night. Fans were crushed to death amid a stampede that occurred shortly after the rapper took the stage.

Houston’s chief of police was evidently so concerned with the crowd early on at the Astroworld Festival on Friday night, that he personally went to rapper Travis Scott‘s trailer to share his worries.

A teen who loved dancing. An aspiring Border Patrol agent. A computer science student. An engineering student working on a medical device to help his ailing mother. And his friend and high school football teammate.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorShares of Live Nation Entertainment dropped more than 6% in trading Monday, coming after a crowd surge at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival in Houston last Friday night left eight people dead and hundreds injured.Live Nation was the promoter for Astroworld, which drew 50,000 people to Houston’s NRG Park for rapper Scott’s headline act and performances from artists including SZA, Lil Baby and Roddy Ricch.The stock dip comes after Live Nation shares hit all-time

The first lawsuit, which was obtained by TheWrap, was filed by Houston resident Manuel Souza and accuses Scott and the organizers of gross negligence. According to the lawsuit, Souza was one of the dozens of Astroworld attendees who was trampled by the crowd as security barriers were breached by people attempting to enter the music festival during the early hours of the event at Houston’s NRG Park.

HOUSTON -- The crowd at a Houston music festival suddenly surged toward the stage during a performance by rapper Travis Scott, squeezing fans so tightly together that they could not breathe or move their arms and killing eight people in the chaos.The pandemonium unfolded Friday evening at Astroworld, a sold-out, two-day event in NRG Park with an estimated 50,000 people in attendance.

Three victims of the Astroworld Festival tragedy were identified on Saturday, just one day after the deadly event took place., The family of Brianna Rodriguez, 16, confirmed to PEOPLE that she was one of the eight concertgoers who passed away on the first day of Travis Scott‘s massive two-day outdoor festival at Houston NRG Park. A tribute to her, which revealed she was a high school junior, was posted on Facebook.