Death Toll From Astroworld Festival Jumps to Nine After 22-Year-Old Succumbs to Injuries
A lawyer for the family of
Bharti Shahani confirmed on Thursday that the 22-year-old college student had
died late on Wednesday night as a result of "horrific injuries" sustained at the concert. She had been hospitalized after and placed on life support.
Shahani is
the ninth person to die due to the crush of a massive crowd of 50,000 during a set by rapper Travis Scott at the Houston festival on the night of November 5.
The Houston-born rapper has since offered to
cover the funeral costs of those who died because of the stampede. After news of Shahani's death broke on Thursday, he urged in a statement that
victims of the tragedy should "directly'" contact him for help through a dedicated email address.