The latter, according to a statement from the lawyer, “described scenes of chaos and despair, during which he and other concert attendees who were in the VIP area tried to lift people who were crying out for help from the ground.”
Texas law firm Thomas J. Henry Law also announced in a tweet Sunday that it represented “various victims of the Astroworld festival tragedy.”
One of them is Kristian Paredes, 23, who claims he was “seriously injured” during the November 5 concert, 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 all, almost 50,000 people were among the crowd that turned out for the Astroworld festival. More than 360 policemen and 240 guards watched over security.
At around 9:00 p.m. local time, the crowd began to rush onto the stage, causing panic and injuries. Some people then fell to the ground and fainted, which increased fear, authorities reported.
Kristian Paredes, the 23-year-old plaintiff, is also filing a lawsuit against the concert organizers, Live Nation and the performance hall.
In his complaint he affirms that there were deaths and injuries due to “the negligence and recklessness” of the defendants, their agents and their employees.
“Several people begged Live Nation security agents for help, but they ignored them,” says the text, quoted by the media.
The complaint, filed in the Houston court, claims that Travis Scott has already “incited mayhem” at previous concerts. He also accuses rapper Drake of contributing to the events for having continued singing despite the crowd “becoming uncontrollable.”
Other people however claim that Travis Scott stopped performing when he saw desperate fans near the stage. The singer said he was “absolutely devastated” by what happened.
According to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, authorities are examining the recordings and speaking with witnesses, concert organizers and people hospitalized.
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