Death toll in the area Astronomy festival stampede According to a lawyer for the family, the number rose to nine following the death of a 22-year-old Texas college student late Wednesday.
Fan stampede during the rap star Travis ScottFriday’s Astroworld Festival killed 9 people, aged between 14 and 27, and dozens of others were injured. According to the police, a 9-year-old boy is still hospitalized in a critical condition.
His family’s lawyer, James Lassiter, said on Thursday that Texas A&M University student Bharti Shahani had died of “serious injuries” suffered at a rap concert. She attended the concert with her surviving sister and cousin.
“We want to ensure that those who decide to put profits above the safety of children’s lives are held accountable,” Rasit said at a press conference attended by Shahani’s family.
Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said on Wednesday that police are continuing to interview witnesses and are working on a timetable for the deaths.
Fenner said that during the Scott performance, the authorities notified the promoters that one or more participants were undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation and requested that the concert be stopped.
Scott’s lawyer criticized the police’s statement for inconsistency. Houston officials should stop “pointing so that we can determine together what happened and how we can prevent such things from happening again,” said attorney Edwin McPherson.
Due to deaths and injuries related to Friday’s concert, at least 50 lawsuits have been filed against the producers Live Nation Entertainment Inc and Scott.
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