Key takeaways:
- Ten people were killed in a crowd surge at the Astroworld festival in Houston, Texas on November 5th, 2021.
- The police report revealed that the crowd surge occurred just moments before rap superstar Travis Scott was due to take the stage.
- The incident has sparked a debate about the safety of large-scale outdoor events, and many are calling for better safety protocols to be put in place to prevent similar tragedies from occurring in the future.
On November 5th, 2021, tragedy struck the Astroworld festival in Houston, Texas. Ten attendees of the outdoor festival, ranging in age from 9 to an undisclosed age, were killed in a crowd surge. The incident was preceded by a text sent by a security contract worker, Reece Wheeler, to an event organizer, warning that “someone’s going to end up dead”.
The police report released on Friday, which was nearly 1,300 pages long, contained many examples of festival workers highlighting problems and warning of possible deadly consequences. The report also revealed that the crowd surge occurred just moments before rap superstar Travis Scott was due to take the stage.
The Houston Police Department is currently investigating the incident and has yet to release any further information. The Astroworld festival organizers have not yet commented on the incident.
The families of the victims have expressed their grief and are calling for justice. They are demanding that the festival organizers be held accountable for the tragedy.
The incident has sparked a debate about the safety of large-scale outdoor events, and many are calling for better safety protocols to be put in place to prevent similar tragedies from occurring in the future.
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