Travis Scott has released a statement after eight people were killed at his concert last night: 'I'm absolutely devastated'
"I'm absolutely devastated by what took place last night," the rapper said in a statement. A crush of rap music fans pushing toward the stage during Travis Scott's Astroworld festival in Houston killed at least eight people and injured many more as panic rippled through the packed crowd, officials said on Saturday.
"It happened all at once. It seemed like it just happened...over the course of just a few minutes," said Houston Police Executive Assistant Chief Larry Satterwhite. Houston-born Scott said he would support the police as they investigate the incident and wanted to help the community heal. Authorities transported about 23 people in serious condition to hospitals, 11 of them critical, Pena told CNN. One of the injured was 10 years old. At least eight people succumbed to their injuries, he said, adding that the death toll could rise.
Two weeks ago, organizers of another Houston concert canceled it abruptly after fans pushed through a gate and stormed into a Playboi Carti show being held within the same NRG Park complex. Astroworld had a similar breech on Friday afternoon and went ahead with the show, according to TV reports. Another video clip, which Reuters could not immediately verify as authentic, showed police performing CPR on several people even as music blared in the background.
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