Victims of the mob movement that killed 8 people at a music festival in Texas have filed a complaint against rappers Travis Scott and Drake, accused of negligence and having “prompted“to chaos.
Famous lawyer Ben Crump announced on Sunday evening November 7 to represent “the victims” and in particular to have lodged a complaint on behalf of a young man of 21, Noah Gutierrez. The latter has, according to a statement from the lawyer, “describes scenes of chaos and desperation, in which he and other festival-goers in the VIP section worked to lift people from the ground crying for help“the evening of Friday, November 5.
Texas law firm Thomas J. Henry Law also announced Sunday night in a tweet representing “several victims of the Astroworld festival tragedyOne of them is 23-year-old Kristian Paredes, who says he was “seriously injured“during the concert on the night of November 5, according to the Daily Mail, which had access to the text of the complaint. He claims more than a million dollars, according to the same source.
In total, nearly 50,000 people were in the crowd of the Astroworld festival, where more than 360 police officers and 240 security guards were mobilized. At around 9 p.m. local time, the crowd began to crowd the front of the stage, causing panic to begin and the first injuries. Then people began to fall and lose consciousness, causing further panic, authorities said.
Kristian Paredes, the 23-year-old plaintiff, is also suing the concert organizers, Live Nation, and the performance venue. He says in his complaint that the deaths and injuries are due to “negligence and recklessness” of the accused, their agents and their employees. “Several people begged Live Nation security guards for help, but were ignored“, says the text, quoted by media.
The lawsuit, filed in court in Houston, assures that Travis Scott already has “incited to chaos“in previous concerts. She also accuses rapper Drake of contributing to events by continuing to sing while the crowd”was getting out of hand“.
According to other accounts, Travis Scott stopped performing when he saw his fans in distress near the stage. The singer said to himself “absolutely devastated“by events.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said authorities were reviewing the video footage and speaking to witnesses, concert organizers and people in hospital.