Sunday, October 20

Illegal drugs break into the investigation of the facts at the Astroworld festival


Ofrendas para las víctimas del festival Astroworld.
Offerings for the victims of the Astroworld festival.

Photo: THOMAS SHEA / Getty Images

While the investigations progress on the tragedy that occurred at the Astroworld festival in Houston , the organizers of the Day N Music Festival, to be held in Las Vegas, announced that will not participate in it this weekend rapper Travis Scott .

And as the investigations progress, those who carry them out focus their attention on , which led to the death of eight people

after a wave of people swarmed onto the stage during the rapper’s performance.

The conditions surrounding the event have caused more and more demands on behalf of those who were at the concert , while researchers break down all the possible causes of death, as well as injuries among those attending the concert.

Familiar people The research assures that is analyzed if a batch of counterfeit pills with fentanyl had something to do with in the matter, according to what has reported The Wall Street Journal .

Lina Hidalgo, Harris County Judge, indicated that the toxicology report will be a “key part” in the analysis of what happened the night of Friday at the festival, which can “take weeks.” “There are many signs of drug use” , he added.

It is worth mentioning that, in the past, the organizers of this event have already had trouble containing the crowd .

Troy Finner, Houston Police Chief, assured that during the concert , a security agent “was reaching out to hold a citizen and felt a prick in the neck “. The police officer was left unconscious and was revived after he was administered a drug used to treat drug overdoses.

Meanwhile, some assistants reveal that it became increasingly difficult for them to breathe during the concert because people were crowding, and with the music it was difficult hear the cries for help.

There have been at least 18 lawsuits , in which the organizer Live Nation Entertainment appears, except in one. One of them alleges: “The injuries have had a serious effect on the plaintiff’s health and well-being. Some of the effects are permanent and will remain with the plaintiff for a long time in the future, if not for his entire life. ”

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