Sources close to the rapper told NBC News that 'he was at least 50 yards from that camera operator and did not hear the pleas to end the show.”
Travis Scott attended a party at Dave & Buster's after he performed at his Astroworld festival in Houston on Friday night, unaware thatduring the concert, sources close to Scott said.
"That caused some panic, and it started causing some injuries," Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña said at a news conference. "People began to fall out, become unconscious, and it created additional panic." Other festivalgoers, however, called out Scott on social media for failing to end the concert. Peña said on NBC’s “TODAY” show that everyone, "starting from the artist on down," has a responsibility during shows.Peña said evidence shows that attendees tried to approach some of Scott's private security officers to alert them of the situation.posted on social media appeared to show an attendee asking a camera operator to stop the show, but the event continued.
Sources close to Scott said he "was at least 50 yards from that camera operator and did not hear the pleas to end the show.”
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