在说唱歌手的致命混乱之后,一个9岁的孩子正在为自己的生命而战特拉维斯·斯科特的天体世界节上周五造成8人死亡,更多人受伤。
现在,他的家人加入了对活动组织者提起的诉讼、场地管理和音乐会上的表演者。
埃兹拉·布朗特的祖父母告诉记者,他和父亲一起去了休斯顿NRG公园的音乐会,当人群开始涌动时,他正站在父亲的肩膀上美国广播公司休斯顿站。
布朗特家族的礼遇
埃兹拉·布朗特参加了在休斯顿NRG公园举行的特拉维斯·斯科特天体世界节音乐会.
以斯拉和他的父亲分开了,他的祖父母说,他们发现他独自一人在医院昏迷不醒,患有严重的器官损伤和严重的脑肿胀。
“他是一个年幼无辜的孩子,”以斯拉的祖父贝农·布朗特说,告诉KTRK。“他不配。他根本不配。他只是来镇上看他最喜欢的艺术家之一,然后就这样被践踏,真的离开了医院,没有人知道他在哪里。这令人心碎。”
根据休斯顿警方和目击者的描述,当斯科特——以及后来的说唱歌手德雷克——出现时,成千上万的人危险地冲向舞台。音乐会的参加者回忆起被从四面八方推到另一面,被推倒在地板上,被其他音乐会的观众踩踏或压碎。
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两个人认识一名不明身份的受害者,他在天体世界音乐会上遭遇了致命事故..
据一位GoFundMe称,他的父亲特雷斯顿·布朗特(Treston Blount)说,他开始被别人压垮,无法呼吸。他昏倒了,跌倒了,以斯拉也跟着跌倒,被人群中的其他人践踏。
“这怎么会发生在休斯顿市?你知道,当我们去音乐会和不同的活动时,我们期望安全和保障,”以斯拉的祖父告诉KTRK。
现在,在等待以斯拉康复的过程中,家人正在寻求谁应该为这场悲剧负责的答案。
“我们祈祷他能完全康复。我们对治疗他的医生有信心,”特雷斯顿·布朗特告诉电视台。“我们只是希望能做更多的事情,因为没有一个家庭值得经历这些。”
该家庭的诉讼由民权律师本·克伦普提起,指控在人群控制、医疗护理和活动人员配备方面存在疏忽。
克伦普在给美国广播公司新闻的一份声明中说:“从今天起,这个年幼的孩子和他的家人将面临改变生活的创伤,这是他们购买音乐会门票时没有人预料到的现实。“这个小男孩目前正在为自己的生命而战,他的父母永远不会知道和他们一起进入《天体世界》的同一个孩子。”
在一份在线声明中休斯顿警察局长特洛伊·芬纳说,他在音乐会前会见了特拉维斯·斯科特和安全官员,以解决安全问题。芬纳说,对这一事件的刑事调查正在进行中,并敦促社区“体谅悲痛的家庭”。
音乐会结束后,斯科特在推特上发布了一份关于这场悲剧的声明,他说:“我对昨晚发生的事情感到非常震惊。我为那些受天体世界节影响的家庭和所有人祈祷。”
斯科特宣布,他将支付葬礼费用和对受悲剧影响的个人的进一步援助,并将退还所有天体世界音乐会的观众和持票人。他还表示正在与调查人员合作。
斯科特和他的律师都没有公开回应这些诉讼。
Astroworld tragedy leaves 9-year-old with major organ damage, brain swelling: Family
A 9-year-old is fighting for his life following the deadly chaos at rapperTravis Scott's Astroworld Festival, which left eight people dead many more injured last Friday.
Now, his family is joining the wave oflawsuits being filed against the event organizers, venue management and performers at the concert.
Ezra Blount went to the concert at NRG Park in Houston with his father, and was on his father's shoulders when the crowd surge began, Ezra's grandparents toldABC Houston station KTRK.
Ezra was separated from his father, and his grandparents said they found him alone at the hospital in a coma, suffering from major organ damage and severe brain swelling.
"He's a small, innocent child," Ezra's grandfather Bernon Blount,told KTRK. "He didn't deserve it. He didn't deserve it at all. He's just coming into town to see one of his favorite artists and to be trampled like that and really left the hospital with no one knowing where he was. That's heartbreaking."
According to Houston Police and witness accounts, tens of thousands of people dangerously rushed toward the stage when Scott -- and later, rapper Drake -- appeared. Concert attendees recall being pushed into one another from all sides, pushed down to the floor, and trampled or crushed by other concertgoers.
According to a GoFundMe, his father, Treston Blount, said he began to be crushed by others and could not breathe. He passed out and fell, and Ezra fell along with him, getting trampled by others in the crowd.
"How could this happen in the city of Houston? You know, when we go to concerts and different events we expect safety and security," Ezra's grandfather told KTRK.
Now, family members are asking for answers about who is responsible for this tragedy as they await Ezra's recovery.
"We're praying that he makes a full recovery. And we have faith in the doctors that are treating him," Treston Blount told the station. "We just wish something more would be done because no family deserves to be going through this."
The family's lawsuit, filed by civil rights attorney Ben Crump, alleges negligence regarding crowd control, medical attention and event staffing.
“This young child and his family will face life-altering trauma from this day forward, a reality that nobody expects when they buy concert tickets," Crump said in a statement to ABC News. “This little boy is currently fighting for his life, and his parents will never know the same child they entered Astroworld with.”
In an online statement, Houston Chief of Police Troy Finner said he met with Travis Scott and security officials to address safety concerns prior to the concert. Finner said the criminal investigation into the incident is ongoing and urges the community to be "considerate of the grieving families."
Following the concert, Scott released a statement on the tragedy on Twitter, saying, "I'm absolutely devastated by what took place last night. My prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened at Astroworld festival."
Scott announced he will cover the funeral costs and further aid to individuals affected by the tragedy and will refund all of the Astroworld concertgoers and ticket holders. He has also said he is cooperating with investigators.
Neither Scott nor his attorneys have responded publicly to the lawsuits.