Ezra Brandt, a 9-year-old boy trampled by Travis Scott Astroworld His family told local media that he died of an injury on Sunday at a festival earlier this month.
ABC13 in Houston said Blount died after spending Life support day Following a tragic crowd surge at the Rapper Festival, 10 people have now died and dozens have been injured.
The boy’s family said last week that Blount was with his father at Scott’s concert in Houston. His father put him on his shoulder to stay on the crowd during a busy festival. His dad told local media that they were “stalked” to go to the show.
The pair collapsed while the crowd was crushed, and the young Brandt was seriously injured. He was taken to the hospital after being separated from his father, Placed in a medically induced coma His family said he had seriously damaged his internal organs.
Brant’s dad, Treston Brount, said this week The family was suffering After the festival, he said, “I wasn’t ready to lose my boy.”
“We still have a lot to do,” Blount told ABC13 in Houston. “It’s my boy.”
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said he was sad to hear Brandt’s death.Mayor swore Complete investigation In the context of the event, Scott promised to cooperate with any investigation.
“Our city tonight is praying for his mom, dad, grandparents, other family members and classmates at this time,” Turner said. I have written On Twitter. “They will need all our support in the coming months and years. May God empower them.”
Brant’s family Proceedings recently, Scott, Live Nation, and other festival organizers nominated as defendants. Legal experts predict that damages can reach hundreds of millions of dollars.
“I and my family, we’re having a hard time with this,” the boy’s grandfather, Vernon Brandt, told the Houston Chronicle last week. “We are having a hard time seeing the injuries of our grandchildren and what he had to experience to suffer those injuries. The city allowed such an event to be held and people We hurt and are disappointed to die. We just want to know who is responsible. “
Ezra Blount is the tenth person to die after the crowd is crushed. Eight people died and nine died during the tragedy. 22 year old Bharti Shahani, Died of her injury on Wednesday. The ages of those killed ranged from 9 to 27 years.
Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the surge, but Scott’s actions in past events that hit the crowd have been scrutinized and renewed. Better crowd management measures At a large event.
This article was originally published HuffPost Was updated.
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