Nine people die after Travis Scott’s concert – VG

22-year-old Bharti Shahani died Thursday of injuries sustained during the tragedy of the concert at rapper Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival in Houston last Friday.

Shahani studied at Texas A&M University, and died after family attorney James Lasseter from “terrible injuries” sustained during the party.

She was at the concert with her sister and cousin who survived. Earlier this week, she declared her brain dead, according to TMZ.

“We want to make sure that those who decided to make a profit on the safety of children’s lives are held accountable,” Attorney Lasseter said at a Thursday evening news conference.

Shahani’s parents were present during the press conference, clearly affected by the loss of their daughter.

Mohit Balani, Shahani’s cousin, said at the press conference: – If they had not covered us with barriers on all three sides, this would not have happened.

Nine victims – many of them are still in critical condition

Shahani The ninth person has lost his life so far After the chaos that arose in the party, where a large number of people were injured due to being jammed among the audience, or falling and trampled on.

Many people are still in the hospital. Among them is one Nine years in a comaWho was at the party with his family.

The nine-year-old is said to have fallen off his father’s shoulders and stepped on him during the concert. The family’s lawyer says the boy is now hospitalized with injuries to his brain, liver, kidneys and lungs.

The boy remains in hospital Thursday in critical condition.

Travis Scott: Victims are asked to contact him directly

Travis Scott asks victims and relatives on the same day to contact him directly so he can help them, Reuters reports. Representatives of the rapper said in a statement that those who want help can contact him at a dedicated email address.

He is upset about the situation and desperately wants to offer his condolences and help as soon as possible. But they wrote in a statement that he also wanted to respect each family’s desire for the way they wished to communicate with him.

Scott previously said he would pay for the costs that victims may have associated with funerals and psychological follow-up.

“He and his team have actively worked to explore opportunities to connect with every family affected by this tragedy,” Scott and his team said in a statement.

The rapper was out early They express their despair:

– I’m totally devastated by what happened yesterday. My prayers out for the families and those affected by the accident during the Astroworld Festival, he wrote on social media the day after the accident.

However, the rapper had to put up with a lot of outrage on social media because of what happened. Most criticism was specifically that he did not stop the party when chaos broke out.

Tuesday night broke Artist Drake was silent after the tragedy. He was a guest artist at the concert – he has also been sued by the victims of the tragedy and their families.

I have spent the past few days trying to come to terms with this tremendous tragedy. I hate turning to this particular platform to express a fragile feeling like sadness, but that’s where I am,” he wrote in an Instagram post.

– Keep my heart broken.