At least 58 lawsuits filed over Astroworld tragedy as attendees seek answers from officials, concert organizers and Travis Scott
CNN
As investigators and attendees seek to know more about what caused Friday's deadly crowd crush at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, a bevy of lawsuits are being filed in civil court on behalf of those at the show.
At least 58 civil lawsuits have been filed in Harris County District Court in connection to the disaster as of Wednesday, asking city officials, concert organizers and performers how the concert was ultimately allowed to continue as eight people died in the melee.
Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said at a press conference Wednesday that the "ultimate authority to end a show (was) with production and the entertainer, and that should be through communication with public safety officials."
The Republican-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Thursday morning will send a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland referring a potential criminal case involving former New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the Department of Justice, alleging he lied to Congress.