![]() Perhaps it was something else entirely,” she said. Perhaps the plans were good, but they weren’t followed. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said Live Nation put together the concert’s security plan, which included 528 Houston Police Department officers and another 755 people from private security. “I’m honestly just devastated, and I could never imagine anything like this happening.” Scott reiterated that he is working closely with the city of Houston and the police and fire departments to “just try to get to the bottom of this” and asked anyone with any information to contact local authorities. I could just never imagine the severity of the situation.” He added, “You know my fans, my fans really mean the world to me, and I’ll always just really want to leave them with a positive experience.” He went on to say, “Any time I can make out anything that’s going on, I stop the show and help them get the help they need. “We’re actually working right now to identify the families so we can help assist them through this tough time.” “I just want to send out prayers to the ones that was lost last night,” the rapper said. On Saturday evening, Scott posted a video message to his Instagram Stories, addressing the situation. Houston PD has my total support as they continue to look into the tragic loss of life,” he wrote. “My prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened at Astroworld Festival. In a statement posted to social media on Saturday, Scott said he was “absolutely devastated.” Additionally, 25 people were transported to the hospital with 13 still hospitalized, five of whom are under the age of 18. The ages of the victims range from 14 to 27, though one victim’s age still hadn’t been determined. You’re trying to breathe, but you can’t.” “All of a sudden, your ribs are being crushed. “As soon as he jumped out on the stage, it was like an energy took over and everything went haywire,” concertgoer Niaara Goods told The Associated Press. A harrowing video posted to social media showed two youths begging a cameraman to stop the show but being shrugged off. A source close to the rapper told The Hollywood Reporter that he did stop the show once he was informed of the magnitude of the situation. One question raised in the immediate aftermath was why the concert continued after Scott paused the show a couple of times to get help for attendees in distress. People began to fall out and become unconscious and that created additional panic,” Peña said. “The crowd began to compress toward the front of the stage, and that caused some panic and started causing some injuries. Watch the video above to see where many of the victims who died were amid the Astroworld Festival crowd.Webby Awards: SZA Wins Artist of the Year ![]() Astroworld and companies that provided security and medical care at the concert declined to comment or did not respond. The Houston Fire Department did not provide answers to emailed questions. Houston’s police departments declined to answer specific questions for this report, citing the ongoing investigation. ![]() “We are heartbroken by the events at Astroworld,” it said. Promoter Live Nation said in a statement that it engages in extensive, detailed security planning and is assisting local investigations. In a statement, Scott’s attorney said the performer “is distraught by the situation and desperately wishes to share his condolences and provide aid to” the families affected by the tragedy. Shortly after the tragedy Scott said in a video, “Anytime I could make out anything that was going on, I stopped the show and helped them get the help they need.” ![]() with Scott closing it out, running about 72 minutes in all and continuing about 42 minutes after police first reported that multiple people had been trampled. The Houston fire incident commander declared the scene a mass casualty incident by 9:52 p.m., according to the Houston firefighters’ log, a trigger that doubled the number of responding firefighters. ![]()
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