Travis Scott Astroworld Tragedy: Authorities Investigating Whether Fentanyl-Laced Drugs Played Part In Deadly Festival
Nov. 9 2021, Published 4:05 p.m. ET
Authorities investigating Travis Scott’s deadly Astroworld Festival are starting to probe whether or not there was a bad batch of drugs laced with the narcotic fentanyl going around the festival, and if the laced drugs played a role in the stampede that left 8 people dead.
According to the Wall Street Journal, police are now trying to figure out if the 8 deaths were all a result of the deadly crowd surge, or if there were other factors such as accidental overdoses at play.
“There are potential scenarios that are being looked into, including malicious attacks and laced pills,” a source reportedly said today, while also disclosing the fact that authorities have started both a criminal homicide and a narcotics investigation into Friday’s fatal festival.
The investigation is also reportedly trying to probe whether people at the festival were being involuntarily drugged, especially after a security guard allegedly felt a “prick in his neck” before immediately falling unconscious, according to Houston Police Chief Troy Finner.
“He was reaching over to restrain or grab a citizen and he felt a prick in his neck. He went unconscious, they administered Narcan,” Finner said at a press conference after the festival when asked about the security guard. “He was revived, and medical staff did notice a prick similar to a prick you would get if somebody was trying to inject.”
