{"id":981140,"date":"2021-11-07T13:59:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-07T18:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=981140"},"modified":"2021-11-07T13:59:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T18:59:25","slug":"8-confirmed-dead-at-music-festival-after-crowd-surged-toward-stage-during-rapper-travis-scotts-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-confirmed-dead-at-music-festival-after-crowd-surged-toward-stage-during-rapper-travis-scotts-set\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Confirmed Dead At Music Festival After Crowd Surged Toward Stage During Rapper Travis Scott\u2019s Set"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F8-confirmed-dead-at-music-festival-after-crowd-surged-toward-stage-during-rapper-travis-scotts-set%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=981140&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A sold-out Houston music festival attended by an estimated 50,000 people turned deadly on Friday night after a headliner began to perform.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/travis-scott-astroworld-dead-injured-crowd-surge-6c697502318c50ba4b57aa1c6f71f9bf\">reported<\/a>, the crowd gathered for the two-day event in NRG Park at Astroworld \u201csuddenly surged toward the stage during a performance by rapper Travis Scott, squeezing fans so tightly together that they could not breathe or move their arms and killing eight people in the chaos\u201d and hospitalizing several others. According to the outlet, \u201cAs a timer clicked down to the start of the performance, the crowd pushed forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone was passing out around you, and everyone was trying to help each other. But you just couldn\u2019t move. You couldn\u2019t do anything. You can\u2019t even pick your arms up,\u201d Nick Johnson, a high school student who attended the concert, told the AP. \u201cIt just got worse and worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officials called off the event about 40 minutes after law enforcement observed concertgoers \u201cgoing down.\u201d Authorities said a \u201cmass casualty incident\u201d had occurred at 9:38 p.m. &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/houston-texas\/houston\/article\/For-37-minutes-after-officials-declared-a-mass-16598473.php\">According<\/a> to the Houston Chronicle, \u201cconcert attendees said Scott appeared to play his whole set and finished at 10:15 p.m.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scott, who CNN identified as an organizer of the Astroworld Festival, \u201cwas on the outdoor stage when he paused and looked at the crowd in confusion as an ambulance with flashing lights move through the audience,\u201d the outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/11\/07\/us\/houston-astroworld-festival-sunday\/index.html\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kylie Jenner, pregnant with Scott\u2019s second child, <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/kuwtk-kylie-jenner-astroworld-tragedy-videos\/\">reportedly<\/a> attended the show and posted video clips of Scott\u2019s performance on social media as first responders navigated through the crowd to provide medical attention. Jenner deleted the videos, and on Sunday, she said the couple did not know what had happened at the concert until later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to make it clear we weren\u2019t aware of any fatalities until the news came out after the show and in no world would have continued filming or performing,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/houston-texas\/houston\/article\/Kylie-Jenner-says-she-and-Travis-Scott-weren-t-16599183.php\">posted<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday morning, Scott had issued a statement that said he was \u201cabsolutely devastated by what took place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ijXKslw7E2\">pic.twitter.com\/ijXKslw7E2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TRAVIS SCOTT (@trvisXX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trvisXX\/status\/1457018948109705217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHouston PD has my total support as they continue to look into the tragic loss of life,\u201d Scott said. \u201cI am committed to working together with the Houston community to heal and support the families in need. Thank you to Houston PD, Fire Department and NRG Park for their immediate response and support. Love You All.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>City officials said the victims\u2019 ages ranged from 14 to 27, while one<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sold-out Houston music festival attended by an estimated 50,000 people turned deadly on Friday night after a headliner began to perform.The Associated Press reported, the crowd gathered for the two-day event in NRG Park at Astroworld \u201csuddenly surged toward the stage during a performance by rapper Travis Scott, squeezing fans so tightly together that they could not breathe or move their arms and killing eight people in the chaos\u201d and hospitalizing several others. According to the outlet, \u201cAs a timer clicked down to the start of the performance, the crowd pushed forward.\u201d\u201cEveryone was passing out around you, and everyone was trying to help each other. But you just couldn\u2019t move. You couldn\u2019t do anything. You can\u2019t even pick your arms up,\u201d Nick Johnson, a high school student who attended the concert, told the AP. \u201cIt just got worse and worse.\u201dOfficials called off the event about 40 minutes after law enforcement observed concertgoers \u201cgoing down.\u201d Authorities said a \u201cmass casualty incident\u201d had occurred at 9:38 p.m. \u00a0According to the Houston Chronicle, \u201cconcert attendees said Scott appeared to play his whole set and finished at 10:15 p.m.\u201dScott, who CNN identified as an organizer of the Astroworld Festival, \u201cwas on the outdoor stage when he paused and looked at the crowd in confusion as an ambulance with flashing lights move through the audience,\u201d the outlet reported.Kylie Jenner, pregnant with Scott\u2019s second child, reportedly attended the show and posted video clips of Scott\u2019s performance on social media as first responders navigated through the crowd to provide medical attention. Jenner deleted the videos, and on Sunday, she said the couple did not know what had happened at the concert until later.\u201cI want to make it clear we weren\u2019t aware of any fatalities until the news came out after the show and in no world would have continued filming or performing,\u201d she posted on Instagram.On Saturday morning, Scott had issued a statement that said he was \u201cabsolutely devastated by what took place.\u201dpic.twitter.com\/ijXKslw7E2\u2014 TRAVIS SCOTT (@trvisXX) November 6, 2021\u201cHouston PD has my total support as they continue to look into the tragic loss of life,\u201d Scott said. \u201cI am committed to working together with the Houston community to heal and support the families in need. Thank you to Houston PD, Fire Department and NRG Park for their immediate response and support. Love You All.\u201dCity officials said the victims\u2019 ages ranged from 14 to 27, while one person\u2019s age is unknown. On Saturday, Democratic Mayor Sylvester Turner said the families of six of the eight deceased had been notified.More details from the Houston Chronicle:The\u00a0mass casualty event\u00a0is now a criminal investigation involving police homicide and narcotics divisions, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said. Some people were trampled, and autopsy reports are being conducted, according to law enforcement officials.\u00a0\u00a0The chief also\u00a0addressed swirling narratives about nefarious drug activity\u00a0at the event, but urged caution in rushing to assess those claims. He confirmed, however, that one security officer went unconscious after feeling a prick in his neck during the melee. He was revived after medical authorities administered Narcan, or Naloxone, and they discovered a prick similar to what one would expect from an injection, Finner said.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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