Key Sentence:
- Houston police support allegations that Astroworld festival security officers may have been stabbed in the neck with drugs.
- Police Chief Troy Finner said officers interviewed the security guard. Who said he was hit in the head, passed out, and woke up in a medical tent.
The first indictment led officials to consider a possible drug incident at the Travis Scott Festival. Eight people were killed and hundreds injured as the crowd grew. Speaking at a news conference, Chief Finner said police ordered organizers to end the event Friday night when a man in the crowd received cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
However, he refused to give an exact schedule for the event. Chief Finner estimates the investigation, which the Houston Police Department is leading.
Could take weeks or months and says he doesn’t think independent research is needed.
There were concerns about a possible conflict of interest because police sent about 500 people to the concert and Scott’s ties to local authorities in Houston. Chef Finner denied these concerns, saying he had only met the singer twice and. There was no “close relationship” between the two.
The crowd surge began when panic broke out as the crowd pushed forward onto the stage during the rapper’s title. About 50,000 people attended the festival at the NRG Park urban complex.
When the lubrication started to injure people, panic mounted, and victims quickly took first-aid workers to the scene, officials said. Two of the wounded, including a 9-year-old boy, are in critical condition in hospital.
CONTEXT: Victims registered as police investigation festival
Investigators are reviewing the scene videos to investigate what caused the waves and what prevented people from fleeing. They also work to interview victims and witnesses.