Astroworld Festival Deaths: Travis Scott Makes Statement About Tragedy.
HOUSTON, Texas – American rapper Travis Scott made a statement after at least eight people were killed and many others injured during his performance at the Astroworld music festival in Houston on Friday.
Scott offered his condolences in a tweet Saturday saying that Houston police have their full support in the investigation.
Astroworld has canceled the remaining performances of the two-day festival and is urging anyone with information on this to contact Houston police.
Houston Police Deputy Chief Executive Officer Larry Satterwhite was at the forefront of the crowd and said it appeared the surge “happened all at once.”
“All of a sudden, we had several people on the ground, experiencing some kind of cardiac arrest or some kind of medical episode,” Satterwhite said. “So we immediately started doing CPR and moving people at that point, and that’s when I went and met with the promoters and Live Nation, and they agreed to finish early for the sake of public safety.”
Seventeen people were taken to hospitals, including 11 who suffered cardiac arrest, and “dozens of people” were injured, according to police.
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