Security Guard At Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival Felt A 'Prick In His Neck' Before He Lost Consciousness
Nov. 6 2021, Published 6:21 p.m. ET
Travis Scott's music festival in Houston left 8 people dead and hundreds injured following a crowd surge causing a massive stampede during the concert.
During a press conference Saturday, police confirmed an illicit drug had played a role in the incident when a man injected a needle into a security guard with a substance that left him "unconscious."
Houston Chief of Police Troy Finner dropped the bombshell by first addressing the rumors regarding the involvement of drugs.
"One of the narratives was that some individual was injecting other people with drugs," Finner said. "We do have a report of a security officer, according to the medical staff that was out and treated him last night, he was reaching over to restrain or grab a citizen, and he felt a prick in his neck."
Finner added the security later "went unconscious" but was "revived" after being given Narcan by the medical professionals before claiming that the "medical staff did notice a prick similar to a prick you would get if somebody was trying to inject."
The Mayor of Houston, Sylvester Turner, said the incident is unheard of and never happened in the city, while revealing the victims' ages ranging from 14 to 27 years old.
According to officials, the autopsy will be carried out to determine the cause of death for all the victims, and the case is still under investigation.
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