Authorities Monday released the identities of the eight people who died after fans at the Astroworld music festival in Houston suddenly pushed forward when rapper Travis Scott came on stage
Authorities Monday released the identities of the eight people who died after fans at the Astroworld music festival in Houston suddenly pushed forward when rapper Travis Scott came on stage. As of Sunday,13 people remained hospitalized. Harris County officials said they didn’t have updated information on those who were hospitalized. Franco Patino,21, was working toward a mechanical engineering technology degree at the University of Dayton, his father Julio Patino said. Patino described his son as an energetic leader in his community intent on helping people with disabilities. His son was working on a new medical device and wanted to find a way to help his mother walk again after she was severely injured in an automobile accident in Mexico, Patino said. Jacob “Jake” Jurinek,20, was a junior at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, where he was “pursuing his passion for art and media,” his family said in a statement.
