Houston’s police chief said he met briefly with hip-hop star Travis Scott to voice his “public safety concerns” before the rapper took the stage for performance that ended with eight people killed. The victims were crushed in a surge of fans near the stage at NRG Park at around 9:30 p.m., with some unable to breathe and others trampled underfoot. More than a dozen lawsuits from victims and their families have already been filed against several defendants.
