Story at a glance
- The family of a 9-year-old boy who is comatose following the stampede at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival on Friday have filed a lawsuit.
- As concertgoers pushed and stampeded toward the stage during Scott’s set, hundreds in the crowd were injured and eight died.
- Several victims and their families have filed lawsuits against the rapper.
Renowned civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump — who has previously represented the families of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown — is part of the legal team representing the family of a 9-year-old boy who is comatose following the stampede at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival on Friday.
“This young child and his family will face life-altering trauma from this day forward, a reality that nobody expects when they buy concert tickets. Concerts and music festivals such as this are meant to be a safe place for people of all ages to enjoy music in a controlled environment. None of that was true about Astroworld Festival,” Crump said in a news release.
“This little boy is currently fighting for his life, and his parents will never know the same child they entered Astroworld with.”
The tragedy occurred Friday night as concertgoers pushed and stampeded toward the stage during Scott’s set, leaving eight dead. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner told The Independent that the ages of the eight victims who died ranged from 14 to 27 years old.
In addition to those who died, 25 were hospitalized and over 300 were injured and treated at the scene.
The 9-year-old boy, only identified as E.B., is on life support, fighting brain, liver, and kidney trauma.
“I’m absolutely devastated by what took place last night,” Scott tweeted on Saturday. “My prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened at Astroworld Festival. Houston PD has my total support as they continue to look into the tragic loss of life.”
Scott has offered to cover the funeral expenses of those who died.
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The family of E.B. is one of several concertgoers and families of those who were injured or died who have filed lawsuits against Scott.
E.B.’s lawsuit alleges negligence on the part of defendants, including Scoremore Mgmt, Travis Scott, Live Nation Entertainment, Cactus Jack Records, and others.
Live Nation told Reuters in a statement Monday that the company “would address all legal matters at the appropriate time.”
Scott and his record company, Cactus Jack Records, haven’t commented on the lawsuits at this time.
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Published on Nov 09,2021