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PHOTOS: Travis Scott’s Astroworld concert stampede victims
Victims of singer, Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival on Friday night have been reported to have been identified and are said to be aged between 14 and 27.
Born Jacques Bermon Webster II, Travis Scott’s Friday night concert in his hometown of Houston was stopped after eight people died with several others injured after a stampede occured during the crowded sold out show.
Many people were said to have been complaining of being pulled ‘back and forth’ and finding it hard to ‘breathe.’
Videos that circulated on Twitter showed fans chanting ‘stop the show’ as concertgoers were being knocked down and crushed by other attendees.
Travis Scott shared a message on his Instagram on Saturday, where he told fans he was ‘devastated’ and was ‘working closely with authorities’ to investigate the deaths.
Danish Baig, 27, was one of the people who died after a surge at the concert.
He was killed after trying to save a relative during the stampede at the concert, his brother Basil Baig confirmed on Facebook.
Others whose deaths have been confirmed are 14-year-old John Hilgert, 16-year-old Brianna Rodriguez and Rodolfo ‘Rudy’ Peña, 23.
Another victim, Robby Hendrix, 15, also died at the concert after going there with his girlfriend Hilgret.
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