Astroworld wrongful death lawsuit trial date set

The case relating to nine-year-old Ezra Blount, the tragedy's youngest victim, is scheduled to go to civil trial in September

News By James Hanley | 16 May 2024

Travis Scott © Frank Schwichtenberg

A wrongful death lawsuit filed in relation to the youngest victim of the Astroworld tragedy is set to go to civil trial in September. Nine-year-old Ezra Blount was one of 10 people killed in the deadly crowd crush at the festival, which was headlined by Travis Scott at NRG Park in Houston, Texas, US.

Blount’s family is suing Scott as well as companies including event promoter Live Nation and Apple Inc., which livestreamed the November 2021 concert.

AP reports that State…

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