UPDATE: Saturday’s Astroworld Festival Canceled After 8 Deaths — Sources Say Someone Was Injecting Crowd With Drugs
As we previously reported, 8 people were left dead and hundreds have been inquired following Friday’s chaotic Astroworld festival in Houston.
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Travis Scott’s sold-out event was filled with 50,000 people. At about 9 PM people began surging toward the stage — some getting crushed which caused panic. According to Houston Fire Chief Sam Pena, “People began to fall out, become unconscious and it created additional panic.”
According to a source connected to Astroworld, someone in the crowd allegedly went crazy and began injecting people with some sort of drug! The source says authorities are now trying to figure out if those who went into cardiac arrest were the ones injected. The youngest victim happens to be a 10-year-old. The source says it appears to be a targeted attack. While this report has not been confirmed by any officials just yet, TMZ noted that the source is a key person involved in the festival.
A Medical Examiner is in the process of determining the cause of death of the 8 fatalities.
Astroworld organizers have released a statement regarding the tragic incident:
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