Two Naperville Men Killed In Astroworld Incident

Stacey Sarmiento places flowers at a memorial in Houston on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021 in memory of her friend, Rudy Pena, who died in a crush of people at the Astroworld music festival on Friday. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)

Two Naperville men are among the eight people killed in a crowd surge at the Astroworld Festival in Houston. Franco Patino and Jacob Jurinek died following the incident Friday night. Rapper Travis Scott was performing in front of an estimated 50-thousand people when fans started to rush the stage. Patino and Jurinek were both graduates of Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville.