A woman who says she lost her pregnancy to injuries sustained during a crowd at the Astroworld festival is suing Travis Scott and festival organizers over the wrongful death of her unborn baby.
Shanazia Williamson and her husband Jarad Owens of Dayton, Ohio, say they were expecting a child when they attended the Astroworld festival on November 5, 2021. They say they lost the fetus due to injuries Williamson received at the festival.
Ten people were killed during a crowd at the Astroworld Music Festival in Houston, Texas, last November, and nearly 5,000 say they were injured. Reports say Scott continues to play despite warnings that the crowd is in danger.
Shanazia Williamson is suing Travis Scott (above) over the death of her unborn child, which she said she lost due to injuries sustained during the Astroworld festival in November
Monument to the 10 people killed during the crowd at the Astroworld Festival in Houston last November
In December, Williamson and Owens filed a lawsuit against Scott, the organizers of the Live Nation and ScoreMore festivals, security companies Valle Services SMG and ASM Global, and Harris County Sports and Convention.
“While attending the festival, Shanazia was trampled and crushed, resulting in horrific injuries and the eventual death of her and Jarawd’s unborn child,” the lawsuit said. breasts, stomach and other parts of her body.
“The failure of the defendants to plan, design, manage, operate, customize and control the event is a direct and immediate cause of the injuries to Shanazi and the death of her and the unborn child of Jarawd,” the lawsuit said.
Ambulances are tending to the panicked crowd at the Astroworld festival in November. More than 4,900 were reported injured at the concert
Emergency personnel responded to the Astroworld festival in November. Scott has repeatedly denied responsibility for the tragedy
The lawsuit also alleges that the defendants did not provide adequate security or medical staff and did not recognize the dangers of setting up the event.
Williamson and Owens’ attorneys, Jason Itkin and Kurt Arnold, declined to comment on the lawsuit, according to Rolling Stone, citing a February closure order that limits what attorneys can say publicly about Astroworld’s lawsuits.
The case of Williamson and Owens is one of hundreds filed against Scott and companies involved in the festival. Scott, his label Cactus Jack, Live Nation, ScoreMore, Apple, the festival’s security companies and the venue itself are facing billions of dollars in damage from people injured at the festival.
Ezra Blount, 9, poses at the entrance to the Astroworld festival. He was the youngest victim of the tragedy
A document filed in Harris County, Texas, on Monday showed that more than 700 people on trial for the festival had suffered injuries that needed “extensive” medical treatment. More than 4,900 said they had suffered some kind of injury at the festival.
Live Nation and the festival’s main security company, Contemporary Services Corporation, have denied all charges.
Scott himself has repeatedly denied responsibility for the Astroworld tragedy.
He took the stage for the first time since the tragedy at a concert in Miami last weekend. He is due to perform at the Billboard Music Awards ceremony this Sunday.
Scott’s representatives did not respond to requests for comment from DailyMail.com at the time of publication.
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