Travis Scott has escaped facing criminal charges stemming from the deaths at the 2021 Astroworld festival, but a report released by the Houston Police from the night of the tragedy has revealed that the rapper had no idea what was going on around him during the concert.
The redacted report, which is more than 1200 pages long, was released by the Houston Police on Friday (July 28) via Twitter. The law enforcement agency confirmed that only certain details relating to privacy (such as social security numbers) were redacted in accordance with local law, but that everything else was true and correct per police attestations.
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What’s more, when Officer M.L. Barrow interviewed Scott on November 7, 2021, he was completely unaware of the extent of the tragedy that left 10 dead — including a 10-year-old boy — and thousands injured.
“He stated he was in a ‘trance’ going through his performance and getting into the music,” read the report. “He noted that there was not a ‘high commotion’ and that everybody was just looking at him perform.”
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The report continues: “He clarified by stating he was told in his earpiece, ‘Yo Trav, you got to wrap it up, its getting kinda hectic out there.’ He stated again that he was supposed to go until 10:30 but he was told to stop short after Drake got off the stage. Again, there was no mention to the severity of the situation.”
Check out the report below:
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The HPD report into the Travis Scott Astroworld Concert can be read here: https://t.co/fIZBjUGgJk#hounewspic.twitter.com/44ugSLAWw3
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) July 28, 2023
Last month, TMZ was on hand when a Texas grand jury “no-billed” — or, declined to bring criminal charges. The “SICKO MODE” rapper didn’t testify in his own defense at the grand jury hearing, according to his attorney Kent Schaffer.
Scott has always insisted that he wasn’t aware of the ongoing stampede at the concert, but dozens of civil lawsuits have been brought against him and are still pending, according to the outlet.
The outcome of the criminal case will have no bearing on the civil cases that are currently in litigation. The Harris County District Attorney, who brought forth the criminal charges, declined to comment on the outcome.
On November 5, 2021, Travis Scott held the opening night of his Astroworld concert. By the end of the evening, eight people were dead and hundreds more were injured after the crowd of approximately 50,000 concert attendees started flooding the NFG Stadium stage.
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As Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña explained, “The crowd began to compress toward the front of the stage, and people began to panic.” The melee began around 9:15 p.m. local time, and once Scott and organizers Live Nation realized what was going on, they immediately stopped the show.
Two more people succumbed to their injuries after the concert.
