Ezra Blount: 9-year-old boy injured at the Astroworld Festival has died, family attorney says, bringing the death toll to 10
The boy, recognized as Ezra Blount by his household, had been in a medically induced coma in an try to beat mind, liver and kidney trauma, in accordance with an announcement from Crump.
“The Blount household tonight is grieving the incomprehensible lack of their treasured younger son. This could not have been the result of taking their son to a live performance, what ought to have been a festivity. Ezra’s demise is completely heartbreaking. We’re dedicated to looking for solutions and justice for the Blount household. However tonight we stand in solidarity with the household, in grief, and in prayer,” the assertion from Crump stated.
Bernon Blount beforehand informed CNN his grandson was in Houston to see “his favourite artist” and attended the live performance together with his father, Treston Blount.
“When my son went to the live performance, he had my grandson on his shoulder,” Blount stated. “All of the folks pushed in and he couldn’t breathe so he ended up passing out due to all of the stress that was being utilized to his physique. And when he handed out, Ezra fell off his shoulder and fell into the gang.”
When Bernon’s son got here to, Ezra had already been taken to Texas Kids’s Hospital as a John Doe.
“They didn’t know something about him, his title or something as a result of he acquired separated from my son,” Bernon stated.
Blount stated Ezra “had cardiac arrest which broken his coronary heart.” The boy additionally had harm to his liver and lungs and had swelling in his mind, Blount stated. CNN was not beforehand capable of independently verify Ezra’s medical standing with the hospital.
The household is “devastated as a result of this was alleged to be a father-son outing for them to bond and it has was one thing horrible and tragic,” Blount beforehand stated.
“I’m saddened to study of Ezra’s demise this night. Our metropolis tonight prays for his mother, dad, grandparents, different members of the family and classmates at the moment. They may want all of our help within the months and years to come back. Might God give them energy. RIP Ezra.”
CNN has reached out to the Harris County medical expert’s workplace and the Blount household. CNN has additionally reached out to Travis Scott’s crew for remark, in addition to different defendants in a lawsuit filed by the Blount household accusing organizers of negligence.
CNN;s Raja Razek and Aya Elamroussi contributed to this report.
