The death toll from the crowd crush at the Astroworld festival in the US has risen to nine following the death of a 22-year-old Texas college student. Hundreds more were injured during rapper Travis Scott’s concert on Friday. A nine-year-old boy remains in hospital in critical condition. Those killed were aged between 14 and 27.
Bharti Shahani, a Texas A&M University computer science student, died from “horrific injuries” sustained at the concert, James Lassiter, a lawyer for the family, said today. She attended the concert with her sister and cousin who survived.
“We want to make sure that the people who decided to put profits over the safety of the lives of children are held responsible,” Mr Lassiter said in a news conference attended by the family. Scott on Thursday asked victims to reach out to him, saying he “desperately wishes to share his condolences and provide aid”.
The rapper earlier offered to pay for funeral costs and mental health counselling.
Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said on Wednesday police were continuing to interview witnesses and were building a time line of the events leading to the deaths. Scott’s attorney criticised police statements as inconsistent. His attorney Edwin McPherson said Houston officials should stop “finger pointing so that together we can identify exactly what transpired and how we can prevent anything like this from happening again”. At least 50 lawsuits have been filed against producer Live Nation Entertainment and Scott.
Source: abc
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