Sadly, another concertgoer has died following the Washington, D.C. Mad Decent Block Party.
On Sunday night, a 17-year-old, who was at the show, died of a drug overdose. He was hospitalized under critical condition.
As previously reported, Tyler Fox Viscardi of Raleigh, North Carolina was pronounced dead on Friday night following the show.
According to XXL, 20 other attendees were hospitalized and 50 citations were given out for underage drinking. Three people were arrested as well.
Seth Hurtwitz, who serves as the venue operator at the Merriweather Post Pavilion, released a statement regarding the alarming rate of drug use at shows.
Our hearts go out to the family as they face the unimaginable. As a parent, it makes me horribly sad beyond words to think of a tragedy like this. We can spend every minute of the day making perfect sense to our children regarding the obvious perils of drugs, but sometimes it is impossible to convince them that this is relevant to their world. Youth feel invulnerable. Some refuse to believe they could be affected.
This drug epidemic is no longer confined to specific demographics, or time of day, or geography, or lifestyle. It's just everywhere and, and unfortunately, this generation of teens and 20-somethings has not learned this lesson yet. It's just heartbreaking. This particular type of incident is not the problem of those who should have known better...it's the problem of those too young to believe it could happen to them. Sadly we find ourselves in the classic position of trying to tell kids not to do something they think is fun.
The magazine's site also reports the remaining shows will continue as scheduled.
Substance abuse was also an issue at a recent Keith Urban concert where 50 people were taken into police custody, with 46 people receiving medical treatment for alcohol-related illnesses.
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