Concert victims included 9th-grader, 'life of the party'

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As young arsenic a precocious schoolhouse freshman and from arsenic acold distant arsenic Washington state. Authorities connected Monday released the identities of the 8 radical who died aft fans astatine the Astroworld euphony festival successful Houston abruptly pushed guardant erstwhile rapper Travis Scott came connected stage.

Harris County officials did not merchandise the origin and mode successful which the victims died. Michele Arnold, a spokeswoman with the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences that conducts each autopsies successful Harris County, said successful a connection it could beryllium weeks earlier that accusation is available.

A representation of immoderate of the radical who died emerged implicit the play arsenic their families and friends shared stories with reporters and connected societal media.

The dormant ranged from 14 to 27 years old, according to Houston officials. As of Sunday, 13 radical remained hospitalized. Harris County officials said Monday they didn't person updated accusation connected the injured.

Scott said Monday helium would screen ceremonial costs for the victims.

City officials person said they are successful the aboriginal stages of investigating what caused the pandemonium astatine the sold-out lawsuit founded by Scott and attended by astir 50,000 fans.

‘LOVED HIS MOM'

Franco Patino, 21, was moving toward a mechanical engineering exertion grade astatine the University of Dayton, with a insignificant successful quality question biomechanics, his father, Julio Patino, told The Associated Press. He was a subordinate of Alpha Psi Lambda, a Hispanic involvement fraternity, and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, and was moving successful an engineering co-op program.

Patino described his lad arsenic a charismatic, energetic person who was progressive successful his assemblage and intent connected helping radical with disabilities. His lad was moving connected a caller aesculapian instrumentality and wanted to find a mode to assistance his parent locomotion again aft she was severely injured successful an automobile mishap successful Mexico 2 years ago, Patino said.

Through tears, Patino described however his lad — who enjoyed value lifting, shot and rugby — utilized his spot to interruption a doorway and escaped his ma from the wreckage.

“He loved his mom,” Patino said. “He said everything that helium was doing, it was trying to assistance his mom. The full goal.”

Julio Patino, of Naperville, Illinois, was successful London connected concern erstwhile the telephone rang astir 3 a.m. He answered it and heard his wife, Teresita, crying. She said idiosyncratic had called from a infirmary astir Franco and that a doc would beryllium calling her soon. After 30 minutes, she called backmost with the doc connected the line.

“The doc was giving america the quality that our lad had passed away,” Patino said.

Patino said helium had past spoken with his lad astir 2 p.m. Friday, erstwhile helium reassured his begetter helium was fine.

“I conscionable said, ‘OK, conscionable beryllium careful,'” Patino said.

‘HUGE HOLE IN OUR LIVES'

Jacob “Jake” Jurinek, 20, was a inferior astatine Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, wherever helium was “pursuing his passionateness for creation and media,” his household said successful a connection Sunday. He was conscionable abbreviated of his 21st birthday.

He was attending the performance with Patino, his person and erstwhile precocious schoolhouse shot teammate, according to Patino’s father, Julio Patino. He was profoundly committed to his household and was known arsenic “Big Jake” by his younger cousins.

He volition beryllium missed by his father, Ron Jurinek, with whom Jake became particularly adjacent aft his parent died successful 2011.

“In the decennary since, Jake and Ron were inseparable – attending White Sox and Blackhawks games, sharing their emotion of nonrecreational wrestling, and spending weekends with extended household and friends astatine Jake’s favourite place, the household cottage successful Southwestern Michigan," the family's connection said.

“We are each devastated and are near with a immense spread successful our lives,” his father, Ron Jurinek, added successful an emailed statement.

‘GOOD STUDENT, ATHLETE, SO POLITE'

Memorial High School ninth-grader John Hilgert, 14, was the youngest of those who died. Mourners began tying greenish ribbons astir trees astatine the schoolhouse implicit the play successful his memory.

He was astatine the performance with classmate Robby Hendrix, whose mother, Tracy Faulkner, spoke with the Houston Chronicle. The boys had hoped to get a bully spot to ticker the show.

“Everything astir that nighttime was a tragedy,” Faulkner told the newspaper. “John was a bully pupil and jock and truthful polite. He was the sweetest and smartest young man.”

‘LIFE OF THE PARTY’

Madison Dubiski, 23, lived successful Houston. She was a varsity cheerleader successful precocious schoolhouse and subordinate of a assemblage work radical called the National Charity League, according to a erstwhile classmate who spoke to the Houston Chronicle.

“She was decidedly the beingness of the enactment and loved by truthful galore people," Lauren Vogler told the newspaper.

She was her mom's champion person and she loved watching her member play sports, household person Claudia Sierra said.

‘HARD-WORKING MAN'

Mirza “Danish” Baig, who identified himself connected Facebook arsenic a territory manager for AT&T, and appeared to beryllium a devoted Dallas Cowboys fan, was among those who died astatine the the concert, his member Basil Baig said connected Facebook.

“He was (an) guiltless young psyche who would ever enactment others earlier him. He was a hard-working antheral who loved his household and took attraction of us. He was determination successful a heartbeat for anything. He ever had a solution to everything,” Basil Baig told ABC News.

Baig's ceremonial was held Sunday successful Colleyville successful the Dallas-Forth Worth area. Messages near with Basil Baig were not returned.

County officials identified him arsenic Mirza Baig, but his member said connected Facebook helium went by Danish. He was 27.

LOVED TO DANCE

Brianna Rodriguez's household told People mag that she was among those who perished astatine the concert. She was 16, a pupil astatine Heights High School and loved dancing, according to the household the mag spoke with. Her household has not responded to a connection near by AP.

Outsider her school, pinkish ribbons and balloons adorned the fence, spelling retired “Bri.”

“Brianna was idiosyncratic who performed with the set and was idiosyncratic who could ever marque anyone smile,” the Heights High School set said successful a tweet.

Her precocious schoolhouse creation squad remembered her successful an Instagram post, saying that she was with the radical for 3 years, served arsenic the inferior societal serviceman and "never failed to enactment a grin connected everyone's face.

“She was a fantastic friend, teammate, dancer, sister, daughter, and leader. The bulldog assemblage is profoundly saddened and volition grant her successful each mode we can. We emotion you Brianna,” the squad said successful the post.

COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENT

Axel Acosta Avila, 21, was a machine subject large astatine Western Washington University. His father, Edgar Acosta, told KOMO-TV his lad was among the victims who died astatine the festival.

The schoolhouse successful Bellingham, Washington, released a connection Sunday: “By each accounts, Axel was a young antheral with a vibrant future. We are sending our condolences to his household connected this precise bittersweet day.”

Acosta Avila was initially identified by household with the azygous past name, Acosta, but his begetter said Monday that his afloat sanction should beryllium used.

ASPIRING BORDER AGENT

Rodolfo “Rudy” Pena, 23, of Laredo, Texas, was a pupil astatine Laredo College and wanted to beryllium Border Patrol agent, his person Stacey Sarmiento said. She described him arsenic a radical person. Officials identified him arsenic Rodolfo Pena, but friends called him Rudy.

“Rudy was a adjacent person of mine," she said. “We met successful precocious school. He was an athlete. … He brought happiness anyplace helium went. He was casual to get on with. It was similar affirmative vibes from him astatine each times.”

“We each came to person a bully clip … it was conscionable horrible successful there," she added.

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Associated Press writers Jamie Stengle and Juan Lozano successful Houston contributed to this report. Chase reported from Dover, Delaware, and Catalini reported from Trenton, New Jersey.

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