- Those killed in the
Astroworld crowd surge died of "compression asphyxia," a medical examiner ruled. - The manner of death for all 10 victims — who range in age from 9 to 27 — was ruled an accident.
The 10 victims who were killed as a result of the crowd surge at rapper Travis Scott's Astroworld music festival all died of "compression asphyxia," a
The manner of death for all of the victims — who range in age from 9 to 27 — was ruled an accident, the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences said on Thursday.
Only one victim had a contributing cause of death, in addition to the asphyxiation, listed as "combined toxic effects of cocaine, methamphetamine, and ethanol," according to the medical examiner.
The concertgoers were killed and hundreds more were injured after a packed crowd at the sold-out November 5 show at Houston's NRG Park surged toward the stage during Scott's performance.
A criminal investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against Scott as well as concert organizers, including