Seven of the victims - Pena, Jurinek, Patino, Baig, Acosta, Dubiski, and Ezra - were near the center of the south quadrant.Īround 2pm hundreds of fans stormed the festival's VIP entrance. The general audience was divided into quadrants to the north, south, east and west. Two security guards who worked at the Astroworld festival have also filed a lawsuit claiming they sustained injuries.Īn investigation by the Washington Post's has separately found that seven of the deceased were relatively close to each other in the south quadrant audience area. He continued to perform even as the 'crowd became out of control' and the 'crowd mayhem continued,' it added. 'As Drake came onstage alongside of Travis Scott he helped incite the crowd even though he knew of Travis Scott's prior conduct,' the complaint charges. The suit also accuses Canadian rap superstar Drake, who joined Scott's headline set, of contributing to causing the surge toward the stage. Mr Henry stated: 'The defendants stood to make an exorbitant amount of money off of this event, and they still chose to cut corners, cut costs, and put attendees at risk.' The attorney also criticises organisers for the concert who it is alleged were set to make a significant financial gain. Travis Scott got in some tee time on a Southern California golf course, palling around with Michael Jordan and Mark Wahlberg (pictured left) as he tried to get his mind off the dozens of lawsuits
Rapper Scott, who was playing his one-hour set at the time of crowd surge, could be on the hook for billions of dollars in damages that have been filed by other survivors.
Henrdix's mother, Tracy Faulkner, bought her son's ticket for his birthday and said she 'ultimately regrets the decision'. John, a keen baseball player, had wanted to get to the event early to get a good spot with his long-time friend Robby Hendrix, 15, who survived the concert. 'He was a beautiful young man who simply wanted to enjoy his first concert event with his friends, whom he treasured spending time with more than anything.' John's dad Chris Hilgert added in a statement: 'The pain of our loss from our son John not making it home alive from an event such as this is intolerable. It also argues that the defendants 'failed in their duty to protect the health, safety, and lives of those in attendance at the concert'. Legal papers filed against Scott, Live Nation Worldwide and others allege that 'gross negligence' and a 'reckless disregard' for John's safety resulted in his injuries 'and subsequent death
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