The unidentified man who was among eight people killed at Travis Scott’s doomed Astroworld concert was a 21-year-old Washington college student, his grieving family said Sunday.
Authorities had released a photo of the man, Axel Acosta, earlier in hopes of getting an ID.
Axel Acosta was one of several people killed in the deadly wave of people during a Travis Scott performance on November 5, 2021. Shane Zisk/Instagram
Eight people were killed at Astroworld music festival on November 5, 2021 after the crowd went crazy and stampeded. KTRK via AP
Acosta, a computer-science student at Western Washington State, had traveled alone to the ill-fated show, his family told KTRK-TV on Sunday.
“It was his first time going to an event like that,” his aunt, Cynthia Acosta, told the station.
Acosta was among those killed in the deadly crush of concertgoers at the Friday night concert, according to police.
Emergency personnel respond to the Astroworld music festival in Houston on Friday, November 5, 2021 where several people died and were injured. KTRK via AP
Edgar Acosta ( left) knew something was wrong when his son Axel (right) did not return to his hotel. Shane Zisk/InstagramOthers killed in the scrum ranged in age from 14 to 27, including at least two high-school students from the Houston area.
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