Franco Patino ID’d As One Of 8 Killed During Friday Astroworld Tragedy

HOUSTON, TX. (THECOUNT) — Texas student, Franco Patino, a Neuqua Valley High School graduate, has been identified as one of eight people at Astroworld Festival Friday in Harris County.

Patino, 21, a University of Dayton senior, was killed along with seven other people as rapper Travis Scott performed Friday night in Houston.

Patino, who was majoring in mechanical engineering, was a big fan of Travis Scott and was in Houston attending the concert as part of his best friend’s birthday celebration, his family told WGN. His best friend was also killed, reports patch.

In a campus-wide email, the University of Dayton expressed “immeasurable grief” over the death of Patino, who was minoring in human movement biomechanics. It said Patino was also a member of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and was working in an engineering co-op program, ABC Chicago reported.

Patino was also a member of coed Hispanic fraternity Alpha Psi Lambda, which released a statement Saturday saying the senior joined the group in spring 2020. “On behalf of Alpha Psi Lambda National Inc., we extend our condolences to his family, friends, Alpha Nu Chapter and all that share in this loss,” the group said. “May his memory be eternal.”

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