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Family Of 3rd Victim Killed During Stampede At GloRilla Concert Retains High-Profile Attorney Ben Crump

<p>The family of the third victim killed during a stampede at a <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;glorilla-concert-third-death-new-york&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">GloRilla<&sol;a> concert in Rochester&comma; New York has retained attorney Ben Crump for their legal proceedings&period; Crump is now calling on the rapper&comma; the concert venue&comma; and its staff for &&num;8220&semi;transparency&&num;8221&semi; and accountability&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;glorilla-concert-third-death-new-york&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">UPDATE&colon; 3rd Person Dies Following Stampede At GloRilla Concert In NY<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1638200890174611456" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">More Details About The 3rd Victim&comma; Her Death &amp&semi; Attorney Ben Crump<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>As previously reported by <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;glorilla-concert-third-death-new-york&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">The Shade Room<&sol;a>&comma; a 35-year-old woman named Aisha Haskins-Stephens was the third victim to pass away after sustaining critical injuries following a stampede at the concert&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The event took place at the Main Street Armory in Rochester&comma; New York on Sunday&comma; March 5&period; Stephens reportedly passed away on Wednesday&comma; March 8&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1633877505605263367" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Stephens family has retained nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Benjamin Crump&period; According to the attorney&&num;8217&semi;s <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bencrump&period;com&sol;about&sol;attorneys&sol;ben-crump&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">official website<&sol;a>&comma; Crump is a steadfast advocate for social justice and has &&num;8220&semi;represented families in several high-profile civil rights cases&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Those cases include that of Trayvon Martin&comma; a teenager wrongfully killed by a Florida neighborhood watch volunteer in 2012&semi; Michael Brown&comma; who was killed in 2014 by a law enforcement officer in Ferguson&comma; Missouri&semi; Ahmaud Arbery&comma; a Black man wrongfully killed while jogging in Georgia&semi; Breonna Taylor&comma; a Black woman who was murdered by police officers while she slept in her home in Kentucky&semi; and George Floyd&comma; a man who was murdered by police who kneeled on his neck and wrongfully restrained him in 2020&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In addition&comma; Crump has reached million-dollar settlements for his victims and their families&period; He won a &dollar;27 million settlement for the family of George Floyd&period; As well as a &dollar;12 million settlement for the family of Breonna Taylor&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;shanquella-robinson-murder-suspect-listed-on-arrest-warrant-confirmed&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;119db4s&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MTc3NjAzMzY3Ny4xNjc5NDI1ODIy&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY3OTQyNTgyMS4xLjEuMTY3OTQyNTgyNi4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">The Shade Room<&sol;a> previously reported&comma; Crump has also been a part of legal efforts to secure justice for Shanquella Robinson&comma; a woman who vacationed in Cabo&comma; Mexico with tripmates&comma; never returned home&comma; then was seen beaten on camera by the group&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Attorney Ben Crump Requests Transparency From GloRilla &amp&semi; Concert Officials<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Attorney Ben Crump has now issued a statement regarding the stampede that occurred at the concert&period; He has condemned officials for not doing more to prevent such occurrences&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It is disturbing that after the deaths caused by a crowd stampede at the Astroworld Festival&comma; more precautions have not been taken at concert venues&&num;8230&semi;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Crump also explained that Stephen&&num;8217&semi;s death was &&num;8220&semi;preventable&period;&&num;8221&semi; In addition&comma; he is calling on GloRilla&comma; the Main Street Armory&comma; and other event officials&comma; to show &&num;8220&semi;transparency&&num;8221&semi; and accountability for the tragedy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<div>&&num;8220&semi;Aisha’s death was completely preventable and we are calling for transparency from Main Street Armory&comma; GloRilla&comma; and event staff as the investigation into how this tragedy transpired continues&period; Concert venues and organizers have a significant responsibility to ensure the safety and health of those in attendance – individuals who just want to enjoy music and have fun with their friends&period; It is imperative that we learn what happened and hold those responsible accountable&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<div>According to the press release&comma; the cause of the stampede — which concertgoers initially speculated was due to gunshots — remains &&num;8220&semi;unknown&period;&&num;8221&semi; The venue has since been closed&period; However&comma; Crump is adamant about seeking justice for Stephen&&num;8217&semi;s family&period; As well as ensuring &&num;8220&semi;that nothing like this ever happens again&period;”<&sol;div>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<div>&&num;8220&semi;We will continue to pray for Aisha and her family as we seek justice in this tragedy – and do what we can to ensure that nothing like this ever happens again&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">The Family Of The 2nd Victim Killed Is Also Pursuing Legal Action<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>As <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;glorilla-concert-death-lawsuit&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;12z6dnt&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;OTczOTg2NjcyLjE2Nzk0MjM5Nzk&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY3OTQyMzk3OC4xLjAuMTY3OTQyMzk3OC4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">The Shade Room<&sol;a> previously reported&comma; the family of Brandy Miller&comma; 35&comma; has also revealed plans to sue to sue GloRilla&comma; a fellow performer&comma; Finesse2Tymes&comma; the concert promoters&comma; and the venue&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"Cpu1B0lM-3F" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At the time of reporting&comma; Miller&&num;8217&semi;s sister Michelle explained that the family has been working relentlessly to obtain a high-profile attorney of their own&period; Additionally&comma; she said that her family &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;has no plans to back down&&num;8221&semi; and believes that her sister&&num;8217&semi;s death could have been prevented&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1633130735996485632" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Miller&&num;8217&semi;s brother was also present at the concert but watched from a different area&period; He explained that the show &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;was total pandemonium from the very beginning&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">It&&num;8217&semi;s Unclear Whether The Stampede&&num;8217&semi;s 1st Victim Will Also Take Legal Action<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>It remains unclear whether the family of the first victim of the concert stampede plans to pursue legal action&period; As <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;glorilla-concert-third-death-new-york&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">The Shade Room<&sol;a> previously reported&comma; the woman was identified as Rhondesia Belton&comma; 33&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1632886339875094530" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Belton was reportedly laid to rest on March 14&comma; and food and beverages for the service was catered free of charge by People&&num;8217&semi;s Choice Kitchen&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1635403172809441280" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Belton&&num;8217&semi;s godmother explained that she&&num;8217&semi;s grateful for the support received by the community&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1635405931495424000" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"116622" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;family-of-3rd-during-stampede-at-glorilla-concert-retains-high-profile-attorney-ben-crump&sol;" data-secure&equals;"40a47892f0"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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