Police confirm no one was “stabbed with drugs” at Astroworld
The Houston Police Chief who perpetuated the rumor that an individual was injecting people with drugs at Astroworld admitted that it was not true
Details are still emerging from the tragic events at Friday’s Astroworld music festival. Founded and headlined by rapper Travis Scott, the night ended in a deadly crowd surge that left eight dead. However, one dubious theory, at least, has been debunked. According to investigators, no one was “stabbed with a syringe” at the event, a rumor reported without evidence and reiterated by police.
“He says he was struck in his head, he went unconscious, he
woke up in the security tent,” said Houston Police Chief Troy Finner, who earlier told reporters of the syringe theory. “He says that no one
injected drugs in him. So we want to clear that part up.”
Finner shot down the story today but helped perpetuate it on Saturday when he told reporters that a security staff member lost consciousness after feeling a pinprick in his neck. TMZ was the first to report that a man with a needle injected festival-goers with unknown substances. Soon after, Police Chief Finner reiterated the theory to reporters on Saturday.
“I will tell you, one of the narratives was that some individual was injecting other people with drugs,” Finner said. “We do have a report of a security officer, according to the medial staff, that was out and treated last night that he was reaching over to restrain or grab a citizen and he felt a prick in his neck.”