At least one attendee found unconscious at rapper Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival Friday night had a neck prick “similar” to that left by an injection, according to the Houston police chief, who cautioned against misinformation as authorities investigate.
While officials warned that rumors circulating on social media should not all be taken at face value, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said the unconscious male concertgoer was given Narcan, an emergency narcotic overdose treatment, after which he was revived.
“I will tell you one of the narratives was that some individual was injecting other people with drugs,” Finner said during the press conference with Mayor Sylvester Turner, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, and the Houston Fire Department. “We do have a report of a security officer, according to the medical staff that was out and treated him last night, that he was reaching over to restrain or grab a citizen, and he felt a prick in his neck.”
“When he was examined [and] he went unconscious, they administered Narcan. He was revived, and the medical staff did notice a prick that was similar to a prick that you would get if somebody was trying to inject. That is one part of it,” Finner added.
EIGHT CONFIRMED DEAD AT TRAVIS SCOTT CONCERT IN HOUSTON
Turner previously cautioned against buying into rumors floating around on social media, including one theory that one person at the concert was injecting attendees prior to the mayhem that resulted in a series of cardiac arrests, scores of hospitalizations, and eight deaths.
“There are a lot of rumors on social media. Let me caution people not to buy into the rumors because there are a lot of rumors,” Turner said, adding that “nothing is off the table.”
“There are a lot of unanswered questions, and over the next several days, several weeks, could be even longer, we will take an in-depth look at everything that took place, why it took place, how we can, what steps we can do moving forward to mitigate an incident of this kind from taking place at any other point in time,” Turner said.
Turner revealed the ages of the eight dead to be 14, 16, 21, 21, 23, 23, 27, and one unknown.
“Based on last night, 25 were transported to the hospital, 13 are still hospitalized, including five that are under the age of eighteen,” Turner said. “Based on the information that we currently have, no one is reported missing. So, zero persons are reported missing. Four of the 25 have been discharged from the hospital.”
The mayor assured his constituents “this incident is being thoroughly investigated and reviewed,” adding, “It is important for us to ascertain from last night what took place, what happened, where missteps may have occurred.”
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Eight people were reported dead at the Astroworld Festival after reportedly experiencing cardiac arrests, and many more were hospitalized, officials confirmed.
Scott said he was “absolutely devastated” by the incident, adding he’s “committed to working together with the Houston community to heal and support the families in need” and that the police have his “total support as they continue to look into the tragic loss of life.”
The Astroworld Festival also mourned the deaths, saying it was working with officials “however we can” as they look into the matter.
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Turner stressed the matter remains under investigation.
“There are a lot of questions that still need to be answered. There are a lot of people that we need to talk to, security plans that we need to thoroughly review and detail. Talking with people from Live Nation, waiting on the medical reports, that will tell us a great deal,” he said Saturday.
“At the same time, we want to be very sensitive to the families. We’re talking about people who were 14, 16, 21, 23, 27. That’s painful on any front.”
