HOUSTON – The Houston Police Department released its final report for the deadly Travis Scott Astroworld music festival that took place on Nov. 5, 2021.
“Following the conclusion of grand jury proceedings regarding the Travis Scott Astroworld concert, the Houston Police Department pledged to publicly release the investigative report detailing HPD’s investigation into the incident,” a statement released by HPD reads in part.
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The police report is 1,266 pages long and contains clues as to what happened during what is now considered a mass casualty event.
In the report, a transcription of a recording from the festival’s Safety and Risk Director Seyth Boardman shows that Boardman adamantly sought to get the concert shut down after reports of fans going into cardiac arrest.
“We have four active CPRs going on, two are most likely dead, we don’t know, all active CPRs...it is very very bad,” Boardman said to an unknown male, believed to be part of the event staff. “There are more crush victims than I have ever seen in my 25-year career. We have to have a discussion in his (Travis) ears, letting him know what is going on. We need to shut this thing down in 8 minutes at 10 o’clock.”
Boardman repeatedly tells the person, “I want him to end the show, I want him to end the show...Hey guy...he has got to end this show.”
That person says, “he’s got it guys, we got it,” but it’s unclear who the “he” is that the person is referring to.
Another man, Marty Wallgren, who works for Boardman, is heard on a recording referring to the police chief and saying the concert needs to end.
Bilal Joseph, a member of Scott’s team, pushes back telling Wallgren they’ve cut the set in half saying, “come on man, give us a break,” the report shows.
In subsequent interviews, Boardman confirms it’s his voice in the recordings telling organizers to shut down the show, in addition to Wallgren.
The report states that during the secondary interview, “Boardman began tearing up and became upset.”
Ultimately, 10 people were killed at the festival at NRG Park and the Associated Press reported that an additional 300 people were treated at a field hospital during and after the concert.
Eight people died at the festival and two more victims died in the weeks following — including a 9-year-old boy.
Many lawsuits have since been filed related to the Astroworld tragedy. Scott has previously requested that the lawsuits against him specifically be “dismissed with prejudice,” which would mean he can’t be brought back to court once the case is settled.
Scott has publicly stated on social media that he is “devastated” by the events at his concert.
KSAT’s sister station, KPRC, reported last month that a Harris County grand jury looked at the evidence surrounding the Astroworld disaster and determined that none of the parties involved will be held criminally responsible, including Jacques Webster II, AKA Travis Scott.