At least eight people died and many others were injured in a crush at the opening night of Houston's Astroworld music festival triggered by a surge of fans pushing toward the stage, officials said
The disaster unfolded at NRG Park at around 9 p.m. on Friday during the headline performance by Scott, a Grammy-nominated singer and producer, following an escalation of unruly behavior reported by members of the crowd and police.people began to fall unconscious
Police Chief Troy Finner said investigators had yet to determine what triggered the deadly surge, but he said police were aware of "rumors of people injecting some people with drugs" in the crowd, "so I want to check all that out." Albert Merza, 43, a supermarket manager who was part of a group of eight people from Detroit attending the festival, recounted seeing "a lot of drinking and crazy behavior."
"My prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened at Astroworld Festival," ScottPeña described how the crush of fans quickly overwhelmed the private medical personnel for the festival,, but was canceled after Friday night's tragedy.
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