Father of nine-year-old boy that sustained “life-threatening injuries” at Astroworld speaks out about incident

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who is currently in a medically induced coma after he sustained “life-threatening injuries” at Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival – has made his first public statement about the incident.He explained that Ezra had become a fan of Scott through his appearance in Fortnite and partnership with McDonald’s, and was “stoked, like, he was ready to go” when the two arrived at Astroworld.The father and son reportedly arrived at Scott’s headlining set with a considerable distance from the stage, however found themselves entwined in the stampede that killed nine and injured hundreds of others when the performance began.“We was in the back, way in the back and I figured, ‘Okay, this is cool,’ because y’know, the front can get a little wild,” Treston.