Two of the victims -- aged 43 and 69 -- were pronounced dead at the scene, while a 61-year-old man was air-lifted to a Houston hospital, police said. "My prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened at Astroworld Festival," Scott wrote in a statement posted to Twitter. Three women and a man were killed, along with an 8 Austin County is reporting 55 total COVID-19, according to the county judge. "People at the bottom were definitely suffocating," he said. in Houston ABC13 Houston 24/7 Live Stream CLEVELAND, Texas (KTRK) -- Five people, including a child, were killed during a shooting at a home in southeast Texas Friday night, authorities said. hide caption. Before the concert began,multiple people had been injured as festivalgoers rushed a front entrance, NBC affiliate KPRC of Houston reported. Houston Five survived, including three children. Please keep his family, friends and station crew in your thoughts and prayers. 5 says, Good Samaritan hit and killed while helping driver on I-610, HPD says, Driver killed in fiery crash in southwest Houston, deputies say, Woman killed after man slams into parked truck on SH-288, deputies say, Brookshire officials say construction factored in fatal crash on I-10, Man gets 3rd DWI charge after fatal crash where woman got out of truck, 2 dead in major crash on I-10 in Waller County, officials say, Woman dies after getting out of moving truck in SE Houston, police say, 1 person killed after fiery crash on Beaumont Highway, HCSO says, Conroe ISD secures campuses amid manhunt for alleged mass shooter. This lady did pass away, she was killed and thats really all we know," neighbor Field Ledford said. At least 8 dead and many injured after crowd surge at Travis The festival did not happen in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Officials discussed the specific safety provisions that those involved with the festival took ahead of time, as well as the emergency response that ensued. The events unfolded Friday night when "the crowd began to compress toward the front of the stage," officials said. Finner said the deaths and injuries were not connected with that entrance being rushed, as the crush at the concert happened much later. Roby Glenn Jenkins, age 61, of Houston, Texas passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023. ", He was able to slip out of the pile and get to safety. Houston Five people are dead after being shot in a Texas home by a suspect armed with an AR-15 style rifle in a horrific series of "execution style" shootings, police said. I dont want to die. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. Texas 2 kids hospitalized after fatal wrong-way crash on US-59, police say. IE 11 is not supported. Reports of people falling started to come in around 9:30 p.m., and the festival had come to an end by 10:10, authorities said.