Death Toll From Astroworld Festival Jumps to Nine After 22-Year-Old Succumbs to Injuries
19:43 GMT 11.11.2021 (Updated: 20:06 GMT 11.11.2021)
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A ninth person has died as a result of a stampede on Friday night at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas.
A lawyer for the family of Bharti Shahani confirmed on Thursday that the 22-year-old college student had died late on Wednesday night as a result of "horrific injuries" sustained at the concert. She had been hospitalized after and placed on life support.
Happening at 1:30p: family of #ASTROWORLDFest victim Bharti Shahani providing update on her medical condition. The @TAMU student was badly injured and on a ventilator as of yesterday. Stay with @KHOU and digital platforms for latest on investigation #khou11 pic.twitter.com/8jD6AepUnt
— Jason Miles (@JMilesKHOU) November 11, 2021
Shahani is the ninth person to die due to the crush of a massive crowd of 50,000 during a set by rapper Travis Scott at the Houston festival on the night of November 5.
Scott has been criticized for continuing to perform for another 30 minutes after the stampede, which injured more than 300 people, although the rapper has claimed he was unware of the crisis at hand. More than two dozen people were hospitalized, including Shahani, five of whom were minors.
The Houston-born rapper has since offered to cover the funeral costs of those who died because of the stampede. After news of Shahani's death broke on Thursday, he urged in a statement that victims of the tragedy should "directly'" contact him for help through a dedicated email address.
