Saturday, November 06, 2021

Eleven Dead At Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival!

The Astroworld festival cancelled. Rapper Travis Scott faces grilling after eight concert goers died after a stampede.
 

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What was supposed to be a historical concert turned into a tragedy.

At least 11 people died at a rap concert featuring Mr. Kylie Jenner (aka Travis Scott). The Houston Police, Fire Department, Harris County Sheriff, and Texas Safety Officials are going to hold people accountable.

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Karen Abbott, Houston mayor Sylvester Turner were informed of the tragedy. As expect, they will offer their "thoughts and prayers" and their "hearts going out to the victims." The federal response will likely be involving who allowed the overcrowding and who will likely face the blame.

I know Travis Scott is likely fingered but his management and the NRC Stadium hosting the event will take responsibility.

The incident happened on Friday as Travis Scott began his performance. The event was supposed to be a fun night for fans of the hip-hop artist/singer. This stampede was a mass causality event in which hundreds were severely injured and eight lives were lost.

The third-annual Astroworld Festival may be the last held by Travis Scott at least in the city of Houston, Texas.

The worst of the incident happened on Friday at 9:15pm when the crowd of approximately 50,000 people began to move forward towards the front of the stage.

"The crowd began to compress towards the front of the stage, and some people began to panic," said Houston Fire Samuel Peña.

While the most deadly moments happened after 9:30 p.m., Peña said more than 300 patients total had been treated at a field hospital since the event began, including people who were hurt during the worst moments. While names of the casualties weren't known, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the victims ages ranged from 14 to 27-years-old.

Authorities were not yet sure of the age of one of the eight victims.

Houston Fire Department and Harris County medics transported 25 people to hospitals, 17 of those patients were taken away during the worst of the ordeal, according to Peña, who also said CPR had to be performed on 11 of the victims. HFD had 55 units in-service for the festival, Peña said.

By Saturday afternoon, 13 were still hospitalized, Turner said. Five of those patients were under 18-years-old.

Festival founder Travis Scott, a rapper and Missouri City native, was joined on stage by Drake in a surprise appearance as the crowd surged.

HPD Executive Assistant Chief Larry Satterwhite was on-duty at the festival along with 367 police officers and 241 security officers. He gave his first-hand account during an early morning press conference.

"Once we started having the mass casualty incident, they were starting CPR on several people, and it happened all at once," Satterwhite said. "It seemed like it happened over the course of just a few minutes. Suddenly, we had several people down on the ground experiencing some type of cardiac arrest or some type of medical episode."

Medical transports were already at the park for the multi-day festival, but staff was quickly overwhelmed with injured people, authorities said.

Investigators were dispatched to hospitals Saturday morning in an attempt to identify the victims. The Harris County Medical Examiner's Office will determine how the eight people died.

The rest of the weekend's planned performances were canceled, and the area is was cordoned off as a crime scene.

"At some point, the show was stopped when the crowd was surging," Finner said as he noted the event's promoters were cooperating with investigators.

Houston mayor said it was one of the worst incidents he's seen.

It wasn't yet clear what caused the deaths or injuries. Finner early Saturday shot down any early speculation about the multiple fatalities, an assertion repeated by city and county leaders during a Saturday afternoon briefing.

"There are a lot of rumors on social media," Turner said. "Let me caution people not to buy into the rumors. Nothing is off the table in terms of persons who were there, people who fainted, people who were transported. As far as a crowd surge, all of those things are being looked at. It's way too early to draw any conclusions."

While Finner joined others in cautioning the public from speculation, he did confirm reports that someone may have been injected with a needle during the melee.

"We do have a security guard, according to the medical staff that was out and treated him last night, that he was reaching over to restrain or grab a citizen, and he felt a prick on his neck," Finner said.

The security guard lost consciousness and was treated with Narcan, a drug used to combat the effects of opioid overdoses, according to Finner, who added that investigators were still trying to locate the security officer involved.

"There were some individuals that were trampled, and we want to be respectful of that," Finner said. "We just ask that you give us time to do a proper investigation.

Organizers with Astroworld Festival released the following statement early Saturday morning:

Our hearts are with the Astroworld Festival family tonight - especially those we lost and their loved ones. We are focused on supporting local officials however we can. With that in mind the festival will no longer be held on Saturday. As authorities mentioned in their press conference earlier, they are looking into the series of cardiac arrests that took place. If you have any relevant information on this, please reach out to Houston Police. Thank you to our partners at the Houston Police Department, Fire Department, and NRG Park for their response and support.

A reunification center was set up at 8686 Kirby Drive near the South Loop at the Wyndham Houston hotel for family members to connect with their loved ones who may have attended the festival. The reunion location, staffed by personnel from Houston Police, the Houston Fire Department and counselors, was established as an information clearinghouse during the hours after the incident.

Residents from outside the Houston-area who haven't heard loved ones who attended the festival can call 832-393-2991 or 832-393-2990.

While it was too early to know if the deaths or injuries were the result of criminal activity, Finner said his department investigating any possibilities.

"Until we determine what happened, what caused the surge, we don't know," Finner said. "We will find out. Is there anything criminal? We don't know."

The deadly incident came hours after a massive crowd stormed the perimeter of NRG Park, creating a chaotic situation for security personnel and event staff. Finner said the two events were not related.

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