The incident occurred at around 9 PM CT during a performance by Travis Scott at NRG Park. According to Houston Fire Chief Sam Peña, “The crowd for whatever reason began to push and surge toward the front of the stage, which caused the people in the front to be compressed.”
The concertgoers near the front had no way to escape the situation. Immediately following the incident, nearly 300 people were treated for injuries at a temporary field hospital.
Investigators from the Houston Police Department and Fire Department are still trying to figure out what caused the crowd surge. Officials canceled the second night of the festival to assist the agencies investigating the event.
Source: CNN
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Alejandro Acosta
Mr. Acosta is a lifelong resident of El Paso. He graduated from Cathedral High School in 2000 and graduated from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio in 2004. Mr. Acosta went on to attend Sandra Day O’ Connor College of Law (Arizona State Law School). He graduated in 2008, receiving his J.D. and his Indian Legal Certificate for his work in Indian Law and dealings with various tribal nations throughout Arizona. Alejandro has been licensed to practice law in Texas since 2008 and has been licensed in the State of New Mexico since 2011.
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