Deadly Astroworld crowd surge claims its NINTH victim: Concertgoer, 22, died on Thursday
BREAKING NEWS: Deadly Astroworld crowd surge claims its NINTH victim: Concertgoer, 22, who was left brain dead during Travis Scott show dies of her injuries
Bharti Shahani, 22, was a chemical engineering student at Texas A&MShe had been declared brain dead on Tuesday and died on ThursdayShe is the ninth person to have died from a crowd surge at Astroworld on FridayIn a press conference Thursday afternoon, Shahani’s distraught family shared the nightmare they lived searching in hospitals after losing touch with her’This was not a concert. I don’t know what it was, but this was not a concert, because my baby didn’t come back,’ her mother said ThurdayIt was the first festival Shahani had ever attended a festival, her family said
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Bharti Shahani, a 22-year-old college student from Texas, became the ninth victim of last week’s Astroworld festival in Houston after she died on Thursday from injuries sustained at the event.
Shahani had been declared brain dead on Tuesday and was on a ventilator at Houston Methodist Hospital, where she was taken after the concert. It was the first festival Shahani had ever attended a festival, her family said.
She is now the ninth victim of a deadly crowd surge at the show, according to KTRK.
In a press conference Thursday afternoon, Shahani’s distraught family shared the nightmare they lived searching in hospitals after losing touch with her, eventually finding her in critical condition at Houston Methodist.
Her father Sunny said: ‘It was the wrong day and the wrong time for her to go to the concert, Astroworld.’
‘Bharti used to take care of her whole family. Taking care of her younger sister, being like her mother, because my wife started working with me and supporting me in the business,’ her father said.
‘It was her first festival, she wanted to have a good time. For the first time in her life she wanted to have fun and that was taken away from her,’ another family member added.
Shahani’s family has said nobody has reached out to them after the disaster at Astroworld. The 22-year-old was a student at Texas A&M, where she had switched her major from chemical engineering to computer science, her father said.
Bharti Shahani, a senior at Texas A&M, died on Thursday from injuries sustained at Astroworld
Shahani’s father, Sunny, said: ‘It was the wrong day and the wrong time for her to go to the concert, Astroworld.’ Shahani’s mother was seen evidently upset as she recounted the emotional nightmare the family lived after losing touch with her daughter
Medics have told Bharti’s family her chances of survival are ‘nothing,’ her distraught father told ABC13 .
She had attended Friday’s festival with her sister and cousin, who all got separated during the crowd rush.
‘She was like an angel for us. She was the head of the family. She was very nice to us. Always calm, always listened, and she had a bright future.
‘Only thing I request from you all is to please, please make sure you request justice. I do not want somebody else’s daughter to go like this,’ he said.
Eight people died, 11 others went into cardiac arrest and hundreds were injured at Friday’s festival.
‘This was the first thing she asked me for herself,’ Shahani’s mother said Wednesday.
‘And at first, I said, “No, no, no,” because we don’t go to concerts. We don’t even know what this concert is all about.
‘I know that concerts might be music, having fun, but this is not a concert, no. This was not a concert. I don’t know what it was. but this was not a concert, because my baby didn’t come back.’
Shahani became the ninth victim of a deadly crowd surge at the event, as fans pleaded with Travis Scott to stop the show.
Eight people were killed at the NRG stadium on Friday night, more than 300 people received treatment at an emergency field hospital set up there, and 11 others went into cardiac arrest and dozens more were knocked unconscious.
Others whose deaths have been confirmed to various news outlets are 16-year-old Brianna Rodriguez and Rodolfo ‘Rudy’ Peña, 23.
Peña was an aspiring model and had dreams of becoming a U.S. Border Patrol agent, according to USA Today.
He drove five hours from Laredo to Houston with his friends to attend the show, where he died of cardiac arrest.
His sister told the Laredo Morning Times: ‘My brother was the sweetest person, friendly, outgoing, he had many friends because he was always there for everyone. Yes, he was a big fan of Travis, he loved his music.’
Chaos at the concert in Houston which saw thousands of people surging towards the stage and hundreds injured in the crush
Ambulances outside the venue on Friday night amid chaos
Other victims included University of Dayton student Franco Patino (left), 21, who was attending the event with his best friend, 20-year-old Jacob Jurinek, when both were trampled to death
Madison Dubiski (left) is among the nine people who were killed in the ensuing frenzied stampede as rapper Scott continued with his set for at least another 30 minutes. Axel Acosta,(right) 21, had traveled from Washington to attend the festival – his first concert. Cops shared a photo of his body after they were unable to identify him
Sixteen-year-old Brianna Rodriguez was a dancer and a junior in high school.
‘Gone from our sites, but never from our hearts,’ her wrote family on Facebook.
Her family started a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses. It has raised $8,910 out of its $30,000 goal.
Peña was an aspiring model and had dreams of becoming a U.S. Border Patrol agent, according to USA Today.
Other victims included University of Dayton student Franco Patino, 21, who was attending the event with his best friend, 20-year-old Jacob Jurinek, when both were trampled to death.
Jurinek had bought the tickets six months before the show to celebrate his upcoming 21st birthday on November 20.
The two young men grew up together in Naperville, Illinois, met in elementary school and were reuniting at the concert to celebrate.
‘They met in elementary school [in Naperville] and were best friends every step of each other lives,’ Franco’s brother Cesar Patino told reporters.
Danish Baig, 27, was killed after trying to save a relative during the stampede at the concert, his brother Basil Baig confirmed on Facebook.
‘My brother was killed in this horrendous Astroworld event that was managed poorly and supervised by such horrible people,’ Basil wrote on Facebook.
He commended his late brother for his ‘courageous act’ and called him a ‘beautiful soul.’
Rodolfo ‘Rudy’ Pena, 23,(left) was an aspiring model and dreamed of one day being a US Border Patrol agent. He died of cardiac arrest. Brianna Rodriguez (right) was a dancer and junior in high school. On Saturday her family confirmed that she was one of the eight victims who died
Around 2pm hundreds of fans stormed the festival’s VIP entrance. About seven hours later the surge in front of the main stage killed eight people but the two events appear to be unrelated
Others whose deaths have been confirmed to various news outlets are 16-year-old Brianna Rodriguez and Rodolfo ‘Rudy’ Peña, 23.
John Hilgert, 14, the youngest victim of the tragedy, was a ninth grader at Memorial High School in Houston and was remembered as a talented baseball player, as well as a popular student.
Hilgert was pictured at the same time as Houston’s medical examiner shared a photo of another male victim’s body they were unable to identify.
That man’s family has since come forward, and he has been identified as Axel Acosta, 21, KTRK reported.
Madison Dubiski, of Cypress, and her younger brother Ty were at the concert in Houston, Texas, together on Friday night.
They were physically pulled apart during the show, and as Ty tried to pull her to safety, Madison was sucked into the crowd, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Dubiski is among the eight people who were killed in the ensuing frenzied stampede as rapper Scott continued with his set for at least another 30 minutes, ignoring pleas from panicked concertgoers to stop the music. Hundreds of people were injured and at least 13 are still being treated in hospital.
Travis Scott is seen for first time outside his $14m mansion: Team of lawyers flock to rapper as 150 plaintiffs threaten to take him for BILLIONS
On Thursday Travis Scott was seen for the first time since last week’s Astroworld disaster pacing outside his $14million Houston mansion where he’s hiding out with girlfriend Kylie Jenner, DailyMail.com can reveal.
Travis, real name Jacques Webster, was spotted on the phone, wrapped in an Hermes blanket and pacing with his back turned to the cameras as it’s revealed another victim died Thursday, bringing the death toll from the crowd surge to nine.
Bharti Shahani, a 22-year-old college student from Texas, succumbed to her injuries sustained at last week’s festival after being declared brain dead on Tuesday.
On Wednesday afternoon, Travis’ top-notch legal team led by high-powered attorney Neal Manne arrived at the gated mansion as several lawsuits with at least 150 plaintiffs have come flooding in against the rapper and Live Nation Entertainment.
Manne and three other attorneys were met by Travis’ security team and quickly ushered inside, where they stayed for about 45 minutes.
Travis has been holed up at the home with 24-hour security and at least five security guards since last Friday’s tragedy.
Travis Scott is seen for the first time since last week’s Astroworld disaster pacing outside his $14million Houston mansion where he’s hiding out with girlfriend Kylie Jenner, DailyMail.com can reveal
Travis, real name Jacques Webster, was spotted on the phone and pacing with his back turned to the cameras on Tuesday
Not many know about Travis’ mansion in his hometown of Houston’s trendy museum district. He bought the 12,042 sq ft home in 2019 under the name Trapp Trust, according to county records
His top-notch legal team headed by high-powered attorney Neal Manne were seen arriving at the mansion
Manne and three other attorneys were met by Travis’ security team and quickly ushered inside, where they stayed for about 45 minutes
Travis Scott is being sued by at least 150 victims for ‘inciting mayhem’ and stand to lose ‘billions’ after more than 300 people were treated at an emergency field hospital in the aftermath, 11 others went into cardiac arrest and dozens more were knocked unconscious.
Powerhouse Texas attorney Thomas J. Henry said his firm is being contacted by ‘more and more’ injured people by the hour and ‘the damages suffered by [the Astroworld tragedy’s] victims could total in the billions.’
Travis’ attorney Neal Manne is a managing partner at Susman Godfrey in Houston and according to the company’s website, he was named attorney of the year in Texas for 2017.
Manne represented death row inmates on a Pro Bono basis and reportedly charges up to $2,000/ hour.
Not many know about Travis’ mansion in his hometown of Houston’s trendy museum district. He bought the 12,042 sq ft home in 2019 under the name Trapp Trust, according to county records.
The three bedroom, six bathroom house is located less than four miles from where the deadly Astroworld festival was held.
This comes as it’s revealed Travis and Drake partied together after the concert and the families of the victims say his apology isn’t enough.
