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One day after performing at Astroworld on Friday (November 5), Roddy Ricch announced in his Instagram stories to donate proceeds he made from his performance to the families of the eight individuals who died at the festival.
“Please have the families of those who we lost yesterday reach out,” Roddy wrote. “I’ll be donating my net compensation to the families of this incident #Pray4Houston.”
The move from the LA native arrives after hip-hop and the Houston community deals with the aftermath of an incident at Astroworld which left eight people dead and hundreds hospitalized with injuries.
In a press conference Saturday, Houston Fire Chief Sam Peña said the crowd started to rush toward the stage around 9:15 p.m. CT, about 15 to 20 minutes into Travis Scott‘s headlining set. People began passing out, inciting more panic, at which point the Houston Police Department declared a mass casualty incident.
“The crowd for whatever reason began to push and surge towards the front of the stage, which caused the people in the front to be compressed – they were unable to escape that situation,” Peña said.
At a follow-up press conference later in the afternoon, Houston mayor Sylvester Turner revealed the ages of the eight people who lost their lives: a 14-year-old, a 16-year-old, two 21-year-olds, two 23-year-olds, one 27-year-old, and an unidentified male believed to be in his 20s. The loss of life at Astroworld Fest on Friday ranked among the deadliest at a concert in U.S. history.
Source: Roddy Ricch Donates Earnings From Astroworld Festival To Families Of Victims
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