the rapper Travis Scott He was released from criminal liability for the ten deaths that occurred during a crowd of people when he appeared at a festival in 2021, authorities reported Thursday in HoustonTexas.
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“In this case, the grand jury of the Harris County 228th District Court [en Texas] determined that no crime occurred, that no individual was criminally responsible,” District Attorney Kim Ogg told reporters.
Other people linked to the development of the so-called Astroworld Festivalat NRG Park in Houston, in the southern United States, which Scott created and launched in 2018.
The tragedy occurred during the version of November 5, 2021, during Scott’s presentation before some 50,000 attendees.
As reported by the firefighters at the time, the incidents began when the crowd began to press against the stage, causing panic, causing injuries, people falling or becoming unconscious.
The ten people died of suffocation, according to the forensic investigation, including a child under 9 years of age. There were dozens of injured, including minors. Several lawsuits have been filed against Scott and the event organizers, accusing them of negligence in the planning of the festival.
“It is tragic that ten innocent people died trying to enjoy a night of music and fun (…) But a tragedy is not always a crime and a death is not always a homicide,” Ogg added in a statement released by his office.
According to testimonies and information released by the press, Scott finished the show an hour after it started, amidst the confusion and the entry of ambulances.
The artist’s spokesman, Ted Anastasiou, told CNN on Thursday that Travis Scott he had been inaccurately and wrongly accused of a crime, despite stopping his show on three different occasions and without being aware of what was happening below the stage.
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For his part, Scott’s lawyer, Kent Schaffer, told the same television network that, “criminally speaking,” there is no case against his client, who is fulfilling commitments abroad and to whom he has already told him the news. “A great weight is lifted off your shoulders. He is hoping to return home soon after being cleared by the grand jury,” he added.
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