With victims ID'd, many questions remain in Houston tragedy

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.

Chuck D has published an open letter in defence of Travis Scott in the wake of the Astroworld tragedy, arguing that it is the responsibility of promoters and not artists to ensure the safety of people attending shows and festivals.Ten people died and hundreds more were injured after a crowd surge occurred during Scott’s headline set at the latest edition of the Astroworld event that he founded, which was staged at Houston’s NRG Park on 5 Nov.

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.

Page Six.The rapper was performing during his Astroworld Festival concert in Houston on Nov. 5 when the shoulder-to-shoulder crowd surged toward the stage, crushing fans against each other and leaving others trampled and gasping for air.

HOUSTON -- Calls for an independent investigation into what led to 10 deaths at the Astroworld music festival went unheeded Monday, as Houston-area officials instead chose to direct a county administrator to conduct a review with other governmental entities.County Judge Lina Hidalgo — the top elected official in Harris County, which includes Houston — had proposed a third-party probe of the planning and execution of the festival founded and headlined by rap superstar Travis Scott.The Harris

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After the disastrous events that rocked Travis Scott‘s Astroworld event in Houston on Nov. 5, where nine people died and many were injured, the rapper has reportedly hidden away inside his home in the area, “devastated” by the tragedies. Speaking with TMZ on Nov. 12, Travis’ attorney, Ed McPherson, discussed the issue at hand, giving more details about how the “Antidote” rapper is handling the situation.

More than 100 lawsuits are being filed on behalf of victims of Travis Scott’s Astroworld music festival tragedy that killed nine people, attorneys said Friday.Ben Crump and Alex Hilliard announced the filings of the suits again Scott and promoter Live Nation at a news conference in Houston.The lawsuits follow a crowd surge during Scott’s headlining performance at Houston’s NRG Park that caused a panic and left some people trampled or with cardiac arrest.

Travis Scott‘s team have issued a new statement, asking families of those impacted by the tragedy at his Astroworld festival in Houston last week to get in touch via email.Nine people died as a result of a fatal crowd-crush incident that took place during Scott’s headlining set at the NRG Park event last Friday (November 5).

The attorney for Travis Scott spoke out in defense of the rapper amid criticism for not stopping his Astroworld Festival performance as the crowd became dangerous and left eight people dead.  Many from the public to elected officials have noted that they believe it was Scott’s responsibility to stop the show and control the crowd in order to give first responders the space and resources they needed to help people after a crowd surge made the situation at the popular Houston concert dangerous. 

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.

The city of Houston’s fire department chief is sharing his early thoughts and reactions to the Astroworld Festival tragedy that has devastated the city and concert-goers everywhere this week.

Travis Scott is covering important costs following the Astroworld tragedy. The 30-year-old rapper is covering the funeral costs of the eight people who died at the Astroworld Festival on Nov.

Travis Scott‘s Astroworld festival last week.The eight people, ranging in age from 14 to 27, died as a result of a crowd crush that occurred during Scott’s headlining set at the Houston festival on November 5 that also left hundreds injured.The names of the victims are as follows: Axel Acosta Avila, Mirza Baig, Madison Dubiski, John Hilgert, Jacob Jurinke, Franco Patino, Rodolfo Peña and Brianna Rodriguez.A statement was posted on the City of Houston Twitter account, reading, “The City of

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.

dedicated link through Scott’s Cactus Jack Foundation. The news comes after TheWrap’s report earlier Monday that he will refund all 50,000+ attendees of Astroworld.

Travis Scott has announced that he will cover the funeral costs of the victims of the Astroworld Festival crowd crush and will link people up with free therapy sessions.The rapper’s annual Houston festival ended in tragedy at the weekend (November 5) when a “mass-casualty” crowd crush occurred during his set leaving at least eight people dead with hundreds more reportedly injured.Today (November 8) Scott has promised to pay for all the victims’ funerals.