Kylie Jenner has stated that she and Travis Scott are "broken and devastated" following the deaths of eight people during the Astroworld music festival on Friday (November 5).
The crowd surge took place on the opening night of the festival in Houston, Texas and saw fans rush towards the front of the stage, resulting in the deaths of eight people — including a 14-year-old child. Around 300 people were also treated for injuries.
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star was supporting her rapper boyfriend at the two-day event when tragedy broke out amongst the 50,000 festival-goers.
Jenner, however, was the subject of criticism after she posted a series of now-deleted Instagram Stories showing Scott performing, including one that showed an ambulance driving through the crowd of attendees.
One person tweeted in response: "I know it’s not her fault, but Kylie Jenner storying this video at #ASTROWORLDFest as a literal EMT car rolls thru the crowd as the show continues on is so incredibly dystopian."
The 24-year-old, who is currently expecting her second child with Scott, has now issued a statement.
Taking to her Instagram Stories, she wrote: "Travis and I are broken and devastated. My thoughts and prayers are with all who lost their lives, were injured or affected in any way by yesterday’s events."
She then sent thoughts and prayers to her partner, who she said, "cares deeply for his fans and the Houston community."
"I want to make it clear we weren’t aware of any fatalities until the news came out after the show and in no world would have continued filming or performing," she added. "I am sending my deepest condolences to all the families during this difficult time and will be praying for the healing of every one who has been impacted."
Following the tragedy, Scott also took to Twitter to share a statement, voicing his "absolute devastation."
"I'm absolutely devastated by what took place last night," the 30-year-old 'Love Galore' rapper wrote. "My prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened at Astroworld Festival."
"Houston PD has my total support as they continue to look into the tragic loss of life. I am committed to working together with the Houston community to heal and support the families in need. Thank you to Houston PD, Fire Department and NRG Park for their immediate response and support."
After the surge, 11 people were rushed to hospitals after experiencing cardiac arrest - with eight tragically losing their lives. Some fans were also treated on-site at the NRG Park, at the temporary field hospital.
Out of the 50,000 people in attendance at the festival, about 300 were treated for non-life-threatening injuries such as bruising and cuts.
Scott, who runs the festival, is said to have stopped a number of times during his 75-minute set to ask security to help fans in the crowd after spotting them in distress.
Chief Lt. Larry Satterwhite from the Houston police was at the front of the stage during the deadly incident.
"It seems like it happened with just over the course of a few minutes," Satterwhite said, per CNBC. "Suddenly we had several people down on the ground experiencing some type of cardiac arrest or some type of medical episode. We immediately started doing CPR."