Astroworld Festival death toll rises with 22-year-old Texas student succumbing to injuries

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(Reuters) – The death toll in the Astroworld Festival stampede rose to nine with the death of a 22-year-old Texas college student late Wednesday, according to a lawyer for the family.

Bharti Shahani, 22, died from “horrific injuries” sustained at the rap concert. The Texas A&M University student had been hospitalized and on life support, James Lassiter, a lawyer for the family said on Thursday.