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#Houston resident | Emmy award-winning journalist | music lover | social media addict | IPA drinker | Views expressed are my own.

Nov 6, 2021, 21 tweets

Fire Chief Samuel Pena confirmed about two dozen people were rushed to Houston hospitals and at least 11 of them were in cardiac arrest when they were transported. #KHOU11
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The Houston Office of Emergency Management posted new phone numbers for people who haven't heard from loved ones who attended #AstroworldFest. Please call 3-1-1 or 713-837-0311. bit.ly/3qciWPZ

Hoping to get answer to a lot of the questions you guys are asking. #KHOU11
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Mayor @SylvesterTurner starts off the press conference saying "Last night was tragic on many different levels and this is a very active investigation." #KHOU11

According to Mayor @SylvesterTurner, the death toll stands at 8. He says all but 4 of the 25 people hospitalized have been discharged. #KHOU11 #AstroworldFest

More from Houston Mayor @SylvesterTurner on #astroworldfest deaths: "There are a lot of unanswered questions. Over the next several days, several weeks, could be even longer, we’ll take an in-depth look at everything that took place.” #KHOU11

Judge @LinaHidalgoTX up next: "No one -- no parent, no friend, no sibling -- should see their loved one off to a concert by a world-renowned artist and not expect them to come home safely." #KHOU11 #AstroworldFest

Judge @LinaHidalgoTX: “The families of those who died and everybody affected deserve answers about what took place last night. That’s why I’m calling for an objective independent investigation into what went on and how it could have been prevented.” #KHOU11 #AstroworldFest

According to Mayor @SylvesterTurner & HPD Chief @TroyFinner, 528 HPD officers provided security at #AstroworldFest in addition to 750 LiveNation security officers. #KHOU11

HPD Chief @TroyFinner says it appears a Houston firefighter was injected with something when he tried to help someone in the crowd at #AstroworldFest. He lost consciousness and was revived with NARCAN. #KHOU11

More data from HPD Chief @TroyFinner: 25 arrests were made at #AstroworldFest.
- 23 trespassing
- 1 possession of marijuana
- 1 public intoxication
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According to @FireChiefofHFD Samuel Peña, "many" doses of NARCAN were administered at #astroworldfest Friday night. #KHOU11

Asked about what caused the deaths of the 8 victims, HPD Chief @TroyFinner answered: "We don’t have all that information and that is something I don’t want to speculate on." He added he wants to wait for the medical examiner's reports. #KHOU11 #astroworldfest

Of the 8 victims, Mayor @SylvesterTurner says six families have been notified. Judge @LinaHidalgoTX add investigators know the identity of the 7th victim, but haven't been able to contact family. Investigators are still working to identify the 8th victim. #KHOU11 #astroworldfest

*CORRECTION: It was a security officer, not a firefighter.

Houston's police and fire chiefs said they are actively investigating to find out what actually happened. #KHOU11
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@SylvesterTurner @LinaHidalgoTX A 14-year-old Spring Branch ISD student was the youngest victim who died at Travis Scott's #AstroworldFest

Read more from #KHOU11: bit.ly/3qbGzIp

Madeline Eskins says she jumped into action to help because #astroworldfest security guards were overwhelmed when people started passing out. #KHOU11
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Texas A&M student Seanna is seen in multiple videos crawling onto an #astroworldfest production platform, trying to explain what she’s seen in the crowd. #KHOU11
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The suit claims the "defendants failed to properly plan and conduct the concert in a safe manner." The lawyers also called the incident at #astroworldfest a "predictable and preventable tragedy." #KHOU11
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