Houston's police chief said on Monday he met briefly with hip-hop star Travis Scott to voice his 'public safety concerns' before the rapper took the stage
Houston police chief says he met with US rapper Travis Scott to voice his"public safety concerns" before the rapper took the stage at a festival where eight people lost their lives.Houston's police chief said on Monday he met briefly with hip-hop star Travis Scott to voice his"public safety concerns" before the rapper took the stage for a weekend performance that ended with eight people killed and dozens more injured in a stampede.
Scott, the hometown recording star who was performing on stage as headliner of his Astroworld festival when the incident occurred, canceled an appearance scheduled for this weekend at a similar outdoor event in Las Vegas, a source close to Scott said. The victims were crushed in a surge of fans near the stage at NRG Park at around 9:30 p.m., with some unable to breathe and others trampled underfoot. Hundreds of others in the sellout crowd of 50,000 were injured throughout the day.Finner said in a statement released via Twitter that he met with Scott and his head of security"for a few moments" prior to the headliner's ill-fated performance.
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