Family and friends gathered Sunday to mourn the first of eight music fans who died in a crowd surge at hip-hop star Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival in Houston on Friday night as a criminal investigation into the circumstances of the deaths proceeded.
Basil Baig, who attended the concert with Danish and his fiancee, Olivia Swingle, said his brother died trying to protect Swingle as people in the crowd stomped on her and punched her in the face, arms and legs.“He was there one second and then gone the next,” Baig said, noting that he was in front of his brother and Swingle and got separated in the crowd. “My sister-in-law fell down; he was trying to save my sister-in-law and then the next second they were gone.
At least one lawsuit was filed this weekend in Houston’s Harris County District Court by an injured concertgoer, Manuel Souza, against Travis Scott, concert company, co-organizer ScoreMore and Scott’s Cactus Jack Records. The lawsuit alleges concert organizers “failed to properly plan and conduct the concert in a safe manner … ignored the extreme risks of harm to concertgoers, and, in some cases, actively encouraged and fomented dangerous behaviors.
As emergency vehicles rushed in during the outdoor event before 50,000 people, Scott continued his performance. About 30 minutes into his set, which Apple Music livestreamed, the rapper noticed blue and red flashing lights and said: “There’s an ambulance in the crowd. Whoa, whoa, whoa.” A minute later, the music started up again and the concert continued for roughly 40 more minutes.
“She was an excellent student and loved to dance,” former teacher Linda Gordon said via Facebook messenger. “She has a younger brother and sister and they were very close! She had so much potential.”“I am still in shock and cry daily,” she said. “… I pray they find a solution to prevent this from happening again.”
Among them was Maximiliano Alvarado, 20, of Houston, who was texting with a friend hospitalized after his ankle was injured at the concert.Leya Contreras, 24, of San Antonio came to pay her respects with her mother after attending the concert, where she said she escaped the crush of the crowd only to see a woman being given CPR.
This gravely reminds me of the Gimme Shelter documentary and Altamont concert held by the Rolling Stones and the security back then was the frisco Angels
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