Travis Scott Working With US Mayors To Improve Concert Safety

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By Alyssa Wilson Published: December 17, 2021

Travis Scott Working With US Mayors To Improve Concert Safety

Rapper Travis Scott has found himself at the center of yet another lawsuit for allegedly using a French artist's work without permission. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

In Summary

Following the tragedy at the Astroworld Festival, Travis Scott is working with legislators to prevent more mass casualties at concerts.

After tragedy unfolded and multiple people were killed at his Astroworld Festival in Texas, Travis Scott is working to make sure it never happens again.

The rapper has teamed up with the United States Conference of Mayors to help leaders in government and music prevent tragedies at concerts, TMZ reported.

The goal of the partnership is to form a committee with members from local governments, public safety, emergency response, health care event management, music and technology to create a safety report for future shows.

The report will be led by Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve, who is the Chair of the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Tourism, Art, Parks, Entertainment and Sports Committee.

Ten people were killed, including a nine-year-old child, during the opening night of Scott’s festival in Houston on Nov. 6, 2021.

BNC obtained information from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, which determined the cause of death for all ten people as compression asphyxia. They were identified as:

27-year-old Mirza Danish Baig
23-year-old Rodolfo Angel Pena
23-year-old Madison Alexis Dubiski
21-year-old Franco Cesar Patino
20-year-old Jacob E. Jurinek
14-year-old John W. Hilgert
2-year-old Axel Beltsasar Acosta Avila
16-year-old Brianna Rodriguez
22-year-old Bharti Shahani
9-year-old Ezra Blount

The 30-year-old rapper said he would pay for the funerals of the victims, but some of the families rejected the offer. The family of nine-year-old Ezra declined, saying, “He must face and hopefully see that he bears some of the responsibility for this tragedy.”

Scott and concert organizer Live Nation are now facing numerous lawsuits for the festival chaos. According to Deadline, attorney Ben Crump said he and other attorneys have filed a lawsuit on behalf of 90 people who attended the concert, alleging the victims were injured “mentally, physically and psychologically.” The renowned attorney told BNC the lawsuit is about justice and prevention. Crump said, “We’re trying to get all evidence so we can not only get justice for those who were injured, but also so we can prevent this from happening again, and nobody would lose their high school children at a concert.”

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