December 21, 2021
The 10 people who lost their lives in a massive crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival in Houston died from compression asphyxia, officials announced. Medical examiners with the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences in Houston had to wait …
December 9, 2021
The more than 300 lawsuits that have been filed so far in Houston following a massive crowd surge at the Astroworld festival that left 10 people dead have been consolidated and will be handled by one judge as the cases …
December 1, 2021
The family of two close friends from suburban Chicago who were killed at the Astroworld concert in Houston this month have filed wrongful death lawsuits against rapper Travis Scott, the Live Nation entertainment company and others. The lawsuits filed by …
November 19, 2021
A Texas trial attorney has filed a $2 billion lawsuit following the Astroworld music festival crush that killed 10 people and left hundreds more injured. The lawsuit filed by Houston attorney Thomas J. Henry is on behalf of 282 victims …
November 17, 2021
Calls for an independent investigation into what led to 10 deaths at the Astroworld music festival went unheeded Monday, as Houston-area officials instead chose to direct a county administrator to conduct a review with other governmental entities. County Judge Lina …
November 16, 2021
A 9-year-old Dallas boy has become the youngest person to die from injuries sustained during a crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival in Houston. Ezra Blount of Dallas died Sunday at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, family attorney Ben …
November 12, 2021
A Texas A&M University student critically injured in the Astroworld music festival has died, making her the ninth person to die from a crowd surge that crushed people so tightly they couldn’t breathe. Bharti Shahani, a 22-year-old, died Wednesday, Nov. …
November 9, 2021
Investigators are expected to examine the design of safety barriers and the use of crowd control in determining what led to a crush of spectators at a Houston music festival that left eight people dead and hundreds more injured. Authorities …
November 8, 2021
At least two investigations and one civil lawsuit were underway on Sunday into the deadly stampede during rap star Travis Scott’s Astroworld music festival that killed at least eight people and injured dozens in Houston. Two of the victims were …
November 8, 2021
The crowd at a Houston music festival suddenly 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, witnesses said Saturday, hours after at least …