In November 2021, the Astroworld Festival and Travis Scott grabbed headlines after a mass stampede left 10 people dead and thousands injured. According to Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña, after 9:00 p.m. a crowd of people among the rapper’s 50,000 concertgoers “began to compress” in front of the stage, causing chaos, some panic, and his time injuries.
Peña also indicated that triggered a “mass casualty” incident around 9:38 p.m., shortly after which his team transported several patients to the hospital.
Ten people died, including a 9-year-old boy. The other victims were between the ages of 14 and 27. On the other hand, almost 2,400 people needed medical treatment after the increase in the crowd. According to the authorities, all died of compression asphyxia. More than a year later, it has been ruled that Travis Scott and the festival organizers will not face criminal charges for what happened at the festival.
Travis Scott will not face criminal charges for the Astroworld tragedy
A Texas grand jury determined that the rapper Travis Scott was not criminally responsible for the crush of the crowd that left 10 people dead and thousands more injured at the Astroworld festival, according to a report from NBC News.
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Scott’s attorney, Kent Schaffer, said the rapper and his relationship to the incident have been portrayed incorrectly. Schaffer added that Scott stopped his show three times and was unaware of events as they unfolded.
“Today’s decision from the Harris County District Attorney confirms what we have known all along: that Travis Scott is not responsible for the AstroWorld tragedy”Schaffer said in a statement after the decision (via NBC News).
“This is consistent with investigative reports from numerous news outlets and federal and state government reports that have directly placed Put the onus for event security crises on organizers, operators and contractors, not performers”also states the statement.
Yet despite not facing criminal charges, Scott, as well as promoters Live Nation and concert organizer ScoreMore, still face hundreds of civil lawsuits against them, accusing them of negligence and personal injury. In 2021, Scott issued a “blanket denial” of the claims and called for several lawsuits to be dismissed.
