Dozens Of Lawsuits Filed Over Astroworld Tragedy, As 9-Year-Old Dallas Victim Remains Comatose

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

November 11, 2021

As investigators and attendees continue trying to find the cause of Friday’s deadly crowd surge at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, a bevy of lawsuits are being filed on behalf of those at the show.

At least 58 civil lawsuits have been filed in Harris County District Court in connection to the disaster as of Wednesday, asking city officials, concert organizers and performers how the concert was ultimately allowed to continue as eight people died in the melee.

Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said at a press conference that the “ultimate authority to end a show (was) with production and the entertainer, and that should be through communication with public safety officials.”

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