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Travis Scott will not look transgression charges implicit the 2021 Astroworld tragedy that resulted in the deaths of 10 people, according to his lawyer.
More than 1 twelvemonth aft the deadly assemblage surge took spot astatine the euphony festival successful Houston, a Texas expansive assemblage decided connected the result aft being presented with grounds by prosecutors June 29. Ahead of the proceedings, an lawyer for the rapper told Reuters that "nothing Travis did oregon failed to bash fits wrong the Texas transgression code."
Later on June 29, the lawyer Kent Schaffer shared successful a connection to E! News, "My lawsuit Travis Scott volition not beryllium charged with transgression charges oregon immoderate wrongdoing for his engagement with Astroworld festival."
He said the decision by the Harris County District Attorney "confirms what we person known each along—that Travis Scott is not liable for the Astroworld tragedy."
The lawyer added successful part, "Now that this section is closed, we anticipation for the authorities efforts to absorption connected what is astir important—stopping aboriginal heartbreaking tragedies similar AstroWorld from ever occurring again."
E! News has reached retired to the District Attorney's office for remark but hasn't heard back.
In November 2021, 10 concertgoers—of which the youngest was 9-year-old Ezra Blount—died after the incidental took place during the artist's performance successful Houston's NRG Park.
During a property league held astatine the time, authorities said that the assemblage of astir 50,000 radical "began to compress towards the beforehand of the stage" causing panic and injuries. "People began to autumn out, go unconscious," officials stated, "and it created further panic."
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A Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences study obtained by E! News that December confirmed that the attendees died of compression asphyxia, with their mode of decease listed arsenic an accident. In summation to the fatalities, per NBC News, 2,400 radical besides needed aesculapian treatment.
The "Sicko Mode" rapper, calved Jacques Bermon Webster II, broke his soundlessness one time aft the tragedy, noting that helium was "absolutely devastated."
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"My prayers spell retired to the families and each those impacted by what happened astatine Astroworld Festival," Scott said successful a connection shared to Twitter astatine the time. "Houston PD has my full enactment arsenic they proceed to look into the tragic nonaccomplishment of life. I americium committed to moving unneurotic with the Houston assemblage to heal and enactment the families successful need. Thank you to Houston PD, Fire Department and NRG Park for their contiguous effect and support. Love You All."
In the months that followed the incident, respective lawsuits have been filed against the musician arsenic good as Live Nation, Epic Records, Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation and respective different businesses and lawsuit organizers.
In October 2022, a lawyer for 1 victim's household told NBC News that they reached a confidential statement with the parties implicit the ineligible case. Though Scott issued a "general denial" of claims and asked for multiple suits to beryllium dismissed successful precocious 2021, different proceedings stay ongoing.
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