Houston Police Chief Say's He Warned Travis Scott Before Concert

The Houston Police Chief was so concerned about crowd control at the Astroworld Festival, he went to Travis Scott's trailer to express concern over the "energy in the crowd. Police Chief Troy Finner said the "energy" in anticipation of the festival had been escalating for months this according to the NY Times. The Chief attributed the energy to the pandemic, the fact that tickets went for hundreds of dollars and the event itself had a history of crowds that were difficult to control. The Chief knew Travis personally and admired him for all the good work he did in Houston. That said, it's clear the Chief was concerned about the swelling and anxious crowd. The Chief may have gone to the trailer because some people who wanted to get in before the concert started knocking down barricades. the Chief never told Travis to pull the plug on the show. Furthermore, the sources say Travis was never told the stop the show prior to 10:10 PM more than an hour after the show began via his in-ear device. The sources go on to say the fire marshal was also mum. Although Travis says because of the pyrotechnics, strobe lights and all, he couldn't see the scope of the calamity. And, there's this at one point officers working the show near the stage were filming the concert on their cell phones in other words, not doing their jobs. There was also this ominous sign ahead of the concert there was only 47 security personnel on-hand at the 2019 festival by contrast there was 528 security members at this event, underscoring the fear things could get out of control. 8 people died during the chaos, and hundreds were injured. The fatalities from the event ranged from teens to young adults a 14-year-old, a 16-year-old, two 21-year-olds, two 23-year-olds, a 27-year-old and a male whose age was unknown.

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