UPDATE: After this video was published, The Post determined Bharti Shahani, another victim, was also in the south quadrant when the concert began, according to a video she took that was obtained by The Post. In an interview, Shahani’s sister, who was with her at the concert, confirmed the location.
The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences announced on Dec. 16 that all 10 deaths were due to compression asphyxia, meaning the victims were squeezed so tightly that they lost their ability to draw a breath.
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At least seven of the 10 dead after Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival were clustered in a small area enclosed on three sides by metal barriers that became dangerously crowded, according to a Washington Post investigation. The review — based on dozens of videos examined for when and where each was taken, interviews with witnesses, and an analysis by crowd experts — reveals how a crowd surge at a performance by Scott turned one pocket of the audience into an epicenter of chaos and distress.
Ten fans at the Nov. 5 concert in Houston died and dozens more were injured, making it one of the most deadly concerts in the nation’s history. The Post found that most of those who died were close to each other in the viewing area’s south quadrant, where witnesses described people collapsing under the pressure of the crowd. Three concertgoers who died appeared unconscious in a pile of other fallen fans in the south quadrant only 16 minutes into the show, according to a video reviewed by The Post. The concert continued for nearly another hour. In parts of the tightly compressed area where many of the dead were concentrated, there were as little as 1.85 square feet per person, according to an analysis done by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University for The Post. At that density, people are amid a crowd that is at risk of dangerously collapsing in on itself, two crowd science experts said.
The Post’s reconstruction of the night’s events, including details evident in exclusively obtained videos, also underscores unanswered questions about how long the concert was allowed to continue after fans already were pleading for help and receiving emergency care. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK
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Burning Dove and upside down cross, this was a Demonic Sacrifice.
IDK.
From the video footage, there's quite some space between the members of the crowd.
What ever happened to "crowd-surfing"?
This is terrifying. Omg 😳 I’m so sad for all families that lost loved ones
Travis new about the people in danger. He could see everything from up on that stage. Disgusting
We all know that’s not what happened.
That’s fucked up
Jesus!
Mad wild and insane.
Sue their asses for not helping and end that show in time
This is so insane we're is the safety of this concert why no enough space for the audience and why allowing this kind of ignorance 🙄
Thus guy is a devil worshiper..look at the fire on stage and etc. smh, it was some type of human sacrifice 😪…I don't worship ppl or their music because you never know what type of deal was made with 😈 devil
My God!!!!😢😢😢😢no crowd control. This is beyond heartbreaking!!!!! Not supposed to go to a concert and die because there are too many people crushing each other.
They got computer rendering, physicist& video footage ..damm that black artis done for 🤦🏾
And people will forget that travis Scott and drake hosted a sacrifice that day.
It’s COVID time be at home 🏡 it’s secure see live from home 🏡 safer than ever festivals
American culture is ridiculous this isn’t cool at all
The hype of these rappers on social media is not worth it
If it wasn’t for all of us he wouldn’t be in the place he’s at neither he can’t even help his fans
This is scary
Why yall tryna cover for him who cares where they were you can hear then screaming help and stop whole front role chanting stop the show he knew he didn't care
Can imagine having to die to this horrible music this is a Satanic a illuminati ritual
Well, you can’t TOTALLY blame Scott. Ppl can get rowdy and they can’t hear cuz the music is loud and they are flipping out cuz of hype. And Scott probably didn’t see until it was too late. :/
Edit: It ain’t his fault that ppl got trampled either. It’s the ppl that trampled them. They got simply too excited. Besides, how is no one talking about how ppl broke past security? They are not rlly supposed to do that.
Edit 2: Who you COULD blame tho, is the designers. For not making it BIGGER, but you can’t blame them too much, you never know how many ppl could show up.
that’s the reason why i never go in those celebrities concert!
I don’t think Scott knew at the time because his fans always act crazy at his concert,the security should have alerted Scott right away
Why did they started to push and stampede in the crowd . They caused it on themselves.Look at them running past security before the concert even stated.
Sucked into a black hole.. yeh Travis Scott..
Why are these events allowed to take place at the time of pandemic, the organizers and the law failed, People got crushed to death and who knows how many got covid? Failure.
who is this travis? he isn't even all of that….
I usually hate Cancel Culture and often times think that Cancel Culture needs to be cancelled.
But due to the extreme neglect and irresponsibility of this pathetic waste of oxygen, I am now calling for a cancelling of Travis Scott.
SHUT THIS MAN DOWN.
I was a hot dog vendor in the 80s in Phila,and twice I was in the middle of crowd rushes. I am terrified of crowds. I don't like festivals or concerts. The thought of the crowd going amok is terrifying. I'm so sorry for all that died and got hurt. I think concerts should be retooled to be a safety place. Not to die.
All this for Travis who? You children have horrible taste in music
Horrible thing to happen. Should of been better safety protocols. Hope my family members never go to any concert with such disregard for safety. And this artist is responsible.
Satanic ritual sacrafice obviously