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The 23-year-old rapper, who was one of several performers at the music festival at NRG Park in Houston, announced Saturday on Instagram that he will be donating his earnings to victims of the mass casualty event.
“I’ll bdonating my net compensationto the families of this incident,” he wrote on his Instagram Story.
At least eight people diedand dozens of others were injured in the chaos of Friday’s event, according to city officials. The victims' ages range from 14 to 27.
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“Our hearts go out to the student’s family and to his friends and our staff at Memorial,” MHS Principal Lisa Weir wrote, per the outlet. “This is a terrible loss, and the entire MHS family is grieving today.”
The family of 16-year-oldBrianna Rodriguezconfirmed to PEOPLE that she is also one of the eight that died at the festival. Her family addressed her death on her GoFundMe page.
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“Gone from our sites [sic], but never from our hearts,” wrote her family. “It is with profound sadness we lay to rest our beloved Brianna Rodriguez. She was a beautiful vibrant 16-year-old high school junior at Heights HS in Houston TX. Dancing was her passion and now she’s dancing her way to heaven’s pearly gates.”
Rudy Peña, 23, also died. His brother-in-law Sergio Gonzalez told PEOPLE all about his beloved family member.
“Of his 5 siblings, he was the most calm. He worked as a medical assistant at a rehab clinic. He played football in high school. He was always hanging out with his friends. He was the youngest of 5 siblings. He was the calmest, the most playful, he was the sweetest with everyone,” Gonzalez shared.
Franco Patiño, 21, has also been identified as a victim. His older brother Julio Patiño, Jr. told PEOPLE Franco was always looking out for others.
“My little brother, he had such a big heart. He’s always going above and beyond and helping others,” said Julio. “He was an organ donor. He wanted to help as many people as he could, and he did that to the very end.”
Scott added, “My fans really mean the world to me, and I always want to leave them with a positive experience.”
source: people.com
