On Friday, November 5, Houston’s NRG Park witnessed a tragic scene as eight individuals passed away and more than 300 were injured after a sudden crowd surge during Travis Scott’s concert.
Massive chaos ensued as nearly 50,000 individuals attempted to exit the outdoor area, leaving several people suffocated and unconscious. 25 people were immediately rushed to the hospital for severe injuries, including 11 cardiac arrest survivors.
Laredo victim Rudy Pena’s death was announced by his cousin Kimberly Escamilla on Facebook. Meanwhile, his sister Jennifer also confirmed the tragic news to the Laredo Morning Times:
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner mentioned that individuals who died in the stampede were aged between 14 and 27. Other victims of the incident include Brianna Rodriguez, Franco Patino, Jacob Jurinek, Jorge Perez and John Hilgert.
Twitter pays heartfelt tributes to late Rudy Pena
Rudy Pena was a 23-year-old student at Laredo College, Texas. He graduated from Nixon High School and was a budding footballer. His sister described him as sweet, cheerful and outgoing. She also shared that her brother had many friends and supported other people throughout his life:
Following the news of his tragic demise in the Astroworld stampede, several social media users took to Twitter to mourn the loss of the youngster:
A GoFundMe fundraiser has been organized to support the expense of Rudy Pena’s memorial and funeral. As per the latest update, the transactions on the page will be handled by his brother starting tomorrow.
So far, no immediate cause of the student’s death has been revealed. However, authorities are actively investigating the scene of the incident.
The latest investigation report has also led to suspicions of involvement in drugs after an unknown man from the crowd injected a security official inside the venue.
Meanwhile, rapper Travis Scott has provided his condolences to the deceased and agreed to support the families of everyone affected by the tragedy during his concert.
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