Ten people died at the Travis Scott music festival in Houston, Texas, with the victims ranging in age from 9 to 27.
John Hilgert, 14 years old
John Hilgert, 14 years old
John Hilgert, of Hunters Creek Village, was identified as one of the victims of Saturday’s concert by officials at Memorial High School, where he was a freshman.
Hilgert attended the concert with his longtime friend Robby Hendrix, 15.
Henrdix’s mother, Tracy Faulkner, bought her son’s ticket for his birthday and “ultimately regrets her decision.”
“Everything that happened that night was a tragedy,” Faulkner told the Houston Chronicle. “They were both in the same place at the same time and one went home and the other we’ll never see again.”
She said Hilgret and Hendrix had known each other for years and played soccer together.
“John was a good student and athlete and very polite. He was the sweetest, most intelligent young man,” she shared.
Brianna Rodriguez, 16 years old
Brianna Rodriguez, 16 years old
Brianna Rodriguez was a dancer and a junior in high school. Her family confirmed that she was one of the victims who died.
A GoFundMe account set up by her family describes her as a “beautiful, vibrant 16-year-old girl.”
“Dancing was her passion and now she dances her way to the pearly gates of heaven.”
Jacob Jurinek, 20 years old
Jacob Jurinek was attending the concert with his best friend Franco Patino when both were trampled to death. The couple grew up in the same town of Naperville, Illinois.
Distraught by Jurinek’s death was a friend named Ana Lissa Marie, who was studying arts and media at Southern Illinois University and had traveled to Houston with Patino to celebrate Jurinek’s birthday.
“I have lost all my respect for Travis Scott,” she tweeted.
“What happened was absolutely disgusting. RIP to everyone who lost their lives. For Jacob Jurinek, we’re going to miss you, kid. thank you for all the laughs.
“My condolences go out to all the families who lost their lives.”
Other victims included Franco Patino (right), 21, a student at the University of Dayton, who was attending the event with his best friend, Jacob Jurinek, 20, when both were trampled to death.
Franco Patino, 21 years old
The University of Dayton confirmed to DailyMail.com that student Franco Patino of Naperville, Illinois, attended the concert in Houston.
The mechanical engineering technology major has participated in several extracurricular activities on campus and recently worked in a co-op program in Mason, Ohio.
University President Eric F Spina expressed his sympathy and prayers to Patino’s loved ones and the campus community.
Patino’s fraternity, Alpha Psi Lambda, also offered condolences to his friends and family.
“It is with a very heavy heart that Alpha Psi Lambda National, Inc announces that our brother, Franco ‘Cuauhocelotl’ Patino, has passed away in Omega Chapter,” the organization wrote on Facebook.
“We extend our condolences to his family, friends, the Alpha Nu chapter and all those who share this loss. May his memory be eternal.’
The college senior joined the University of Dayton chapter of the fraternity a year early.
Patino (left) and Jurinek grew up in the same Illinois town and were best friends
Axel Acosta, 21 years old
Edgar Acosta held a news conference with Texas attorney Tony Buzbee to announce he was filing a lawsuit over the death of his son Axel Acosta, who had come from Washington to attend the festival – his first concert .
Axel Acosta, 21 years old
“They need to make a difference in these types of events,” he said.
“Today it was me. I lost my son. It could have been you,” Acosta said.
“When you send your child out to have fun, because someone else isn’t giving them the right… I don’t know, I can explain it. Good safety.
“Because this isn’t the first time he’s participated in big events, right?”
“You can go to Disneyland and have fun. You can go to a baseball game and have fun. Because they have the right security, the right people, some people who help the injured.
‘It is difficult to explain.’
Rodolfo “Rudy” Peña, 23 years old
Peña, of Laredo, Texas, died of cardiac arrest after being injured during the show.
He was a physician’s assistant and criminal justice major, aspired to be a model and dreamed of one day becoming a U.S. Border Patrol agent.
“What happened last weekend is a direct result of what happens when the pursuit of financial gain and glory takes precedence over protecting the lives of innocent people,” the office said. Almaraz lawyers, representing the Peñas, in a statement.
“This speaks to the current state of live events and the greed that is rampant in this industry.
“No one should feel unsafe while enjoying something they love, and unfortunately that is exactly what happened.
“We are committed to working diligently and responsibly to bring justice to the Peña family and all those affected, and we will not rest until these voices are heard loud and clear.”
“We will hold responsible parties accountable and fight to ensure that something positive comes from this total disaster. Something has to change. Something will change.
Rodolfo “Rudy” Peña, 23 years old
Madison Dubiski, 23 years old
Madison Dubiski of Cypress, Texas, was identified as one of the victims.
The Ole Miss alumna was snatched from her brother Ty, who tried to pull her to safety, in the wave and disappeared into the crowd.
Dubiski studied at the University of Mississippi between 2016 and 2017 and worked in advertising and marketing. She attended Cy-Fair High School, where she was a varsity cheerleader and a member of the National Charity League, a community service organization for mothers and their middle and high school daughters.
Friends said her mother Michelle was her best friend and was very close to Ty, a 2019 Cy-Fair graduate.
Madison Dubiski, 23 years old
Danish Baig, 27 years old
Basil Mirza Baig announced on Facebook on Saturday that his brother, Danish Baig, had also died at Astroworld.
“My brother was killed in this horrible event that was mismanaged and overseen by such horrible people,” Baig wrote.
“People were trampled, stepped on and trampled. My brother tried to save my sister-in-law from the horrible acts done to her in the process, he lost his life.
Baig described Danish as a beautiful soul who put everyone before himself.
“Last night he showed courage to save my sister-in-law from the horrible things that were happening. I am lost for words and I am truly traumatized by this event,” he added.
“I was there and I couldn’t save my brother. People were hitting, pushing and not caring about anyone’s life.
Baig also accused the rapper of causing chaos by “calling people on stage to jump into the crowd” and “not stopping the show.”
“This is not the end,” Baig warned. “My family and I will do everything in our power to make sure he is brought to justice.”
Danish Baig, 27 years old
Bharti Shahani, 22 years old
Bharti Shahani, senior at Texas A&M, died from injuries suffered at Astroworld
Shahani, a Texas A&M senior, was seriously injured at Astroworld and was on a ventilator at Houston Methodist Hospital, where she was taken after the concert.
She was declared brain dead and was taken off the ventilator shortly after. She was the ninth person to die due to the crowd surge.
It was the first festival Shahani attended, her family said.
Her family’s lawyer, James Lassitier, said: “Bharti was a shining star in the community. »
“She was a sister, a daughter, a high-achieving student about to graduate from Texas A&M University with very high grades.”
Ezra Blount, 9 years old
Blount was the tenth – and youngest – person to die from injuries sustained at the Astroworld festival.
He was trampled during the concert, placed in a medically induced coma and kept on life support for a week before succumbing to his injuries.
The young boy spent the concert sitting on the shoulders of his father, Treston Blount.
Treston passed out from lack of oxygen, and once we regained consciousness, he was unable to locate his son.
By the time the father-son pair were reunited, Blount had suffered brain swelling as well as “trauma to almost every organ.”
Ezra Blount (right) and his father, Treston Blount (left), are pictured at Astroworld
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