Nearly 2,400 people needed medical treatment following Astroworld festival tragedy, court filing says
Nearly 2,400 folks required medical treatment next a fatal crowd surge very last yr at Travis Scott’s Astroworld music pageant in Houston, a court docket submitting claims.
Lawyers on behalf of some of the victims submitted a new doc Monday in Harris County detailing accidents that wanted “extensive” and “a lot less in depth” treatment as a result of the Nov. 5, 2021 tragedy at NRG Park.
According to the filing, 732 men and women sought in depth treatment for their injuries. A different 1,649 people today desired less extensive treatment, it claims. A lot more than 2,500 conditions are however getting reviewed.
“Plaintiffs will keep on to consider and update this for the Courtroom as more info and facts are been given and reviewed,” the filing states.
The attorneys did not right away react to a request for remark on Thursday.
A spokesperson for Scott, who hosted the competition, stated the rapper was unfairly blamed for the tragedy.
“It’s incredibly distinct that the tide is turning as the authorities and public discussion has been targeted on live performance operators and protection contractors instead than performers,” the spokesperson reported in a statement.
The spokesperson reported “all signals issue to a powerful comeback” for the rapper.
Ten persons ended up killed including 9-12 months-old Ezra Blount, the youngest of the victims, when a group of about 50,000 attendees began pushing toward the phase. The other victims ranged in age from 14 to 27. Medical examiners stated they all died from compression asphyxia.
Scott opened up about the live performance in an job interview last year with radio host Charlamagne Tha God. The rapper stated after the display he was “hearing matters” about what occurred but didn’t in the beginning comprehend the extent of it.
“At the conclude of the day, these enthusiasts are like spouse and children so you feel like you just dropped one thing. You do these displays, actually, for folks to have the most effective knowledge,” he said. “And just to consider that a little something like this transpire, you just consider to determine out … just wrap every thing all over.”
Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed in opposition to Scott and the concert’s organizer, Stay Country, accusing them of carelessness. Very last yr, Scott issued a “general denial” of the statements and questioned for several fits to be dismissed.
A spokesman claimed Are living Nation was cooperating with investigators and will “deal with all authorized issues at the suitable time.”