User:GhostRiver/astroworld

On November 5, 2021, a fatal crowd crush occurred ...

Background
American rapper Travis Scott released his third studio album, Astroworld, on August 3, 2018. The following week, Scott announced the inaugural Astroworld Festival, a one-day music festival at NRG Park in Houston. Named for the defunct amusement park of the same name, Scott told reporters that he wanted the festival to "bring back the beloved spirit and nostalgia of AstroWorld".

Day of show
NRG Park opened to Astroworld attendees at 10a.m. (CT) on November 5, 2021, and crowds began gathering outside the venue five hours prior.

Response
The Houston Police and Fire Departments established a reunification area at the Wyndham Houston hotel for festival attendees to meet with their family members. The Houston Office of Emergency Management also established two phone numbers for those outside the Houston area who had not heard from concertgoers.

Casualties
The Astroworld crowd crush resulted in ten fatalities. An additional 25 concertgoers were hospitalized, while 300 others were treated on-site for injuries. Eight of the ten fatalities, who ranged in age from nine to 27, were confirmed immediately following the event on November 5. The ninth victim, a 22-year-old student at Texas A&M University, spent five days in the intensive care unit after the festival. She was declared brain dead on November 10 and died that night.

Criminal investigation
On November 7, the Houston Police Department opened criminal homicide and narcotics investigations into the events at Astroworld. The investigation reviewed video footage for both the cause of the deadly surge and claims that a security officer had been injected with a needle.