HOUSTON – A memorial is growing outside NRG park for those who lost their lives in the Astroworld Festival tragedy Friday night.
Early Saturday, a group of fans was seen dropping off a bouquet of flowers in hopes of building a memorial for the victims.
KPRC 2 reporter Rilwan Balogun spoke to Matthew Desilva. He and his group of friends left the first flowers on the ground next to the fence near the green lot.
Matthew explains why he’s setting up the memorial, “…the community right now, from everybody that left #AstroWorld is definitely split, something to bring us together.” pic.twitter.com/wQ3HRM42q2
— Rilwan Balogun (@KPRC2Rilwan) November 6, 2021
“[The] community right now, from everybody that left #AstroWorld is definitely split, something to bring us together,” Desilva told KPRC. “Like anything, we wanted to put down some flowers, light a candle, whatever. Just to show respect to the lives lost . . . It’s ridiculous. We come here to have fun. It’s sad, it really is,” Desilva said.
Several more flowers, candles and balloons have been added to the memorial.
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