Travis Scott has broken his silence after eight people, including a 14-year-old child, died during a crowd surge at Astroworld Festival.
The crowd surge took place on the opening night (Friday, November 5) of the festival in Texas and saw fans rush towards the front of the stage, resulting in injuries and the deaths of eight people.
Following the tragedy, Travis Scott took to Twitter to share a statement voicing his "absolute devastation."
The 30-year-old 'Love Galore' rapper wrote: "I'm absolutely devastated by what took place last night. My prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened at Astroworld Festival."
He continued: "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."
Following the surge, 11 people were rushed to hospitals after experiencing cardiac arrest - with eight people 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. "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."
Footage has surfaced online showing the exact moment that the rapper stopped in the middle of his performance after spotting a fan in distress.
This is the moment Scott calls for help in the video below: