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The youngest person who died was 9 years old.
The tragedy unfolded around 9 p.m. Friday when attendees pushed toward the stage during the rappers headlining set.
People were trampled, officials said.
Eight fatalities were confirmed immediately after the event, the department said.
Thirteen of the people taken to the hospital remain there; four have since been discharged.
A tenth victim died Sunday, according to the victims family.
Turner said the victims who died ranged in age from 9 to 27.
Zero people were reported missing, he said.
About 50,000 attendees were at the outdoor music festival Friday.
Theres lots of speculation going on right now, said Houston Fire Department spokesperson Abby Cortez.
The whole incident is under investigation.
When the officer was examined, he fell unconscious, and medics administered Narcan, Finner said.
Narcan is administered to people suspected of undergoing an opioid overdose.
The other thing thats very important, Finner said, is there were some individuals that were trampled.
It was definitely the most chaotic festival environment that Ive been in, Harris told the AP.
I felt uneasy all day.
HoustonChroniclemusic criticJoey GuerratoldCNN, Ive never seen a show result in anything like this.
Guerra said Scott performed for around 75 minutes before stopping the set.
Eskins said she and her boyfriend got to the stage around 6:30 p.m to get a spot up front.
All of a sudden, people come pressed up against each other pushed forward and backward.
As the timer got closer, she said, it got worse and worse.
I had constant pressure on my chest, Eskins recalled.
I was being squeezed.
But they were unable to leave the area.
I didnt see anything, but I could kind of feel what was going on.
Someone pulled me over a fence, and then I passed out again, she said.
Eskins woke up in a different area and shared a water bottle with someone.
There were maybe four medics, Eskins said.
One of them did not even know how to check for a pulse.
Eskins, who said she has gone to other heavily attended concerts before, said this one was different.
It was way more crowded, she said.
I dont know what happened.
Earlier Friday, there appeared to be at least one chaotic incident related to crowd control.
Hundreds of people destroyed the VIP security entrance, bypassing the checkpoint.
Hundreds of people destroyed the VIP security entrance, bypassing the checkpoint.
Scott addressed the situation in a tweet Saturday afternoon.
Im absolutely devastated by what took place last night, he said.
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.
Turner said the festival occurred on county property and security was put together by the city of Houston.
Turner told theTimeshe wouldnt make any judgements about security procedures yet.
Im going to hold any sort of conclusion pending a thorough review and investigation, he said.
He said it would be premature to determine whether any of the fatalities were due to drugs.
We do know that there were several cases of cardiac arrest.
What was the cause of that?
I dont even want to go to drug overdoses, he said.
We are looking at all potential causes of this incident or what caused the cardiac arrest.
Were not taking anything off the table.
Organizers held the event to bring people together for music, but it sadly ended in tragedy.
Thanks to police, fire & other agencies that responded to assist.
The remainder of the festival was canceled.
This post has been updated throughout.
