TRAVIS SCOTT’S ASTROWORLD FESTIVAL LEAVES 8 PEOPLE DEAD

Rapper Travis Scott is devastated by the tragic event that took place on Friday night at the Astro festival where 8 people lost their lives and many where left injured after a crowd surge at the festival, which Travis founded 3 years ago.

Silvester Turner the Mayor of Houston said in a statement that a 14,16,two 21,two 23, and a 27 year old and one unknown all died that night. “Twenty-five people were transported to the hospital and 13 remain hospitalized, including five people under the age of 18“, Sylvester said Saturday afternoon.

“The mass casualty incident occurred after 9 p.m. when a crowd began to compress toward the front of the stage, and that caused some panic, and it started causing some injuries” Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña said early Saturday at a press conference. “People began to fall out, become unconscious, and it created additional panic” he said.

Chief of Police Troy Finner confirmed Saturday afternoon that authorities are aware of reports of a possible drug spiking incident. Finner said that, while they are investigating the possible drug spiking incident, other victims were clearly trampled. Officials are waiting to receive video footage of the event from Live Nation they expect to receive the footage later Saturday.

About 50,000 people attended the music event on Friday, the first night of a two-day festival. The surge happened while Travis Scott was on-stage, at some point, the show was stopped, when the crowd was surging,” said Peña.

The event ended early, and the second day of the festival had been canceled. 25 people were arrested during the event and 23 for trespassing, one for marijuana possession and one for public intoxication.