Astroworld Death Toll Climbs to 9 After College Student Succumbs to Injuries
thewrap.comWashington Post). Shahani had been in the ICU at Houston Methodist Hospital since the concert on Friday. “This was a monumental travesty from start to finish,” Lassiter said of the Astroworld festival. “From the performer down to the ticket sales, everyone gets an ‘F.’ It failed at every level.”A fundraiser on GoFundMe set up by Shahani’s older sister in order to pay for medical expenses has since Tuesday raised over $58,000.
A crowd surge during Scott’s headlining performance caused a panic and left some people trampled or with cardiac arrest. The dead included teens who were just 14 and 16 and others up to age 27, and 9-year-old who remains in critical condition was among the 25 hospitalized after the concert.Travis Scott earlier Thursday.
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