UPDATE: Two teenagers, ages 14 and 16, were among the eight people who died Friday, Nov. 5, following a "mass casualty incident" at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival, Houston Mayor Sylvester

UPDATE: Two teenagers, ages 14 and 16, were among the eight people who died Friday, Nov. 5, following a "mass casualty incident" at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and city police said at a new conference on Saturday, Nov. 6. The cause of their deaths remains unknown. 

Police said 25 people were hospitalized. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner told reporters that a 10-year-old child remains in critical condition.

Police confirmed people were trampled at the concert and are trying to find out what caused the crowd surge. The incident remains under investigation and homicide and narcotics divisions are involved. Turner said the probe could take weeks, adding, "There are a lot of unanswered questions."

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At least eight people have been confirmed dead by authorities after a "mass casualty incident" at Travis Scott's Astroworld festival.

The concert event, held at Houston's NRG Park on Friday, Nov. 5, was attended by approximately 50,000 people, including the artist's girlfriend Kylie Jenner and her sister Kendall Jenner. They were unhurt.

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