Travis Scott went to a party after Astroworld but was unaware of the tragedy, source says

Travis Scott attended a celebration at Dave & Buster’s after he carried out at his Astroworld pageant in Houston on Friday evening, unaware that eight individuals had died and dozens of others had been injured in the course of the live performance, sources near Scott stated.

“Travis didn’t know the severity of the state of affairs when he arrived on the social gathering, so far as timing, this stays in keeping with the truth that nobody together with the police had publicly confirmed the gravity of the occasions that had taken place,” the sources stated by e mail. “When somebody instructed Travis at Dave & Buster’s concerning the tragedy, he instantly left the social gathering.”

The social gathering was hosted by Drake, who had made a shock look in the course of the live performance.

Authorities have stated the “crowd started to compress towards the entrance of the stage” at about 9:15 p.m. native time. Round 50,000 individuals had been on the pageant at NRG Park, which was hosted by Scott.

“That brought about some panic, and it began inflicting some accidents,” Houston Fireplace Chief Samuel Peña stated hours after the incident. “Individuals started to fall out, grow to be unconscious, and it created extra panic.”

A festivalgoer, Alleighya Odom, 21, stated the tightly packed crowd “was like this pressure on my again, this steady pressure.”

“It was scary, like, genuinely,” Odom stated.

“I began trying round, and there’s individuals on the bottom. There’s individuals me, like, scared, eyes wild, like, ‘Please assist me,'” she continued. “There’s individuals behind me crying as a result of they’re being stepped on.”

Odom stated Scott had stopped the present a number of occasions to request help for followers. Video posted on social media additionally confirmed him pausing his efficiency, and The Houston Chronicle reported that he halted his act a variety of occasions all through the present after he noticed followers in misery close to the stage.

Different festivalgoers, nevertheless, known as out Scott on social media for failing to finish the live performance. Peña stated on NBC’s “TODAY” present that everybody, “ranging from the artist on down,” has a duty throughout exhibits.

Peña stated proof exhibits that attendees tried to strategy a few of Scott’s personal safety officers to alert them of the state of affairs.

A video posted on social media appeared to indicate an attendee asking a digital camera operator to cease the present, however the occasion continued.

“At one level, there was an ambulance that was making an attempt to make its approach via the group. And he’s received, the artist has, command of that crowd,” Peña stated.

“The artist, if he notices one thing that’s occurring, he can definitely pause that efficiency, activate the lights and say, ‘Hey, we’re not going to proceed till this factor is resolved.’ That’s one method to do it, sure.”

Sources near Scott stated he “was not less than 50 yards from that digital camera operator and didn’t hear the pleas to finish the present.”

Scott’s girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, who’s pregnant with their second baby and was on the live performance, defended him.

“I need to make it clear we weren’t conscious of any fatalities till the information got here out after the present and in no world would have continued filming or performing,” she stated in an Instagram put up.

Scott’s lawyer, Edwin F. McPherson, on Wednesday criticized what he known as finger-pointing and accused Houston officers of inconsistent messages.

“Investigations ought to begin continuing over finger-pointing in order that collectively, we will determine precisely what transpired and the way we will stop something like this from taking place once more,” McPherson stated.

Eight individuals, ages 14 to 27 had been killed, and 25 others had been taken to hospitals. Greater than 300 individuals had been handled all through the occasion at an on-site area hospital, officers stated.

In an replace on the investigation Wednesday, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner clarified earlier reviews {that a} male safety guard might have been injected with a substance. Finner stated detectives spoke to the guard, who stated he was hit within the head, misplaced consciousness and awoke in a tent later.

The guard didn’t consider he had been injected with any substance, Finner stated.