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Officers found more than 40 firearms belonging to suspect Stephen Paddock: 23 firearms at the Mandalay Bay hotel room and 19 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada, Clark County AssistantSheriff Todd Fasulo told reporters. More than 25 flights were rerouted to ensure that no aircraft would be hit by gunfire,[53] while other flights were canceled before airfield operations resumed at 12:40a.m. on October 2. You have to stop and realize how much its changed you, says Perry, who is the director of country sponsorships at Live Nation, the promoters behind Route 91. [9][29] Many people in the crowd initially mistook the gunfire for fireworks. The June 2016 shooting at Orlandos Pulse nightclub left 49 people dead. The first time I heard fireworks after that I thought I was going to pass out, she says. When Rolling Stone reached out to the police department for an update on the case, officials referred us to a 187-page report released 10 months after the shooting that failed to determine a motive. October | 1 Choose another date 2017 Gunman opens fire on Las Vegas concert crowd, wounding hundreds and killing 58 On the night of October 1, 2017, a gunman opens fire on a crowd attending. Flanked by their husbands, they both watched Aldean perform from the west side of the open-air venue. A female survivor who died from complications of her injuries on November 15, 2019, was officially declared a fatality in the shooting in August 2020. What do you think? Von Tillow says. It was torture, pure torture. Finally, Brians body was found at the coroner; he was identified by his tattoos. SHORTLY AFTER ROUTE Route 91, concert security was visibly beefed up. Twelve people were in critical condition, CNN reports. I was so fucking scared, Pagan-Fraser says. The suspects brother and neighbor described him as a professional gambler and a real estate investor. Updated on: October 4, 2017 / 3:06 PM / CBS News. It was definitely automatic because it was brrr-brrr-brrr for 20 or 30 seconds. Its about balancing healing your community as well as supporting everyone that was here as a visitor.. Bassett-Quintero, the woman whose shoulder is tattooed with a lyric from Aldeans When She Says Baby, says its the lack of answers that have prohibited her from finding closure. Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee tweeted that Democrats were on the NRA hit list. Why do we lead the world in non Isis mass killings? I thought, if this is an automatic weapon, thats bad.. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., sent Ryan a letter asking him to create a select committee on gun violence. Lombardo said several Las Vegas police officers were killed or injured in Sundays attack. None of his co-workers died in the massacre, and he says today they share a solemn bond. He also met his now-wife upon returning to Nashville a week after the shooting, but he has a hard time separating those two life-changing moments. The gunman, identified by police as Stephen Craig Paddock, of Mesquite, Nevada, opened fire about 10:08 p.m. local time, just as Jason Aldean began his closing show at the Route 91 Harvest, a three-day country music festival in Vegas. . On October 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock, a 64-year-old man from Mesquite, Nevada, opened fire on the crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. [130] On the evening of October 15, thousands participated in a commemorative three-mile walk between Circus Circus and Mandalay Bay. It was relentless.. [87], A British soldier, Trooper Ross Woodward, from the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, who was visiting a nearby hotel while off-duty when the shooting began, was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Bravery for his actions during the event. January 29, 2019 / 1:22 PM / CBS/AP A high-stakes gambler who rained down a hail of gunfire, killing 58 people from his high-rise casino suite in Las Vegas wanted infamy and mass destruction,. We lost 58 + 2 because of that night.. Tattoos referring to Route 91 or Oct. 1 never 1 October were a common sight, too. He can be seen running from stage as he, and the thousands in the crowd, realize what is happening. Her son Brayden threw out the first pitch in honor of his father, Brian, who died in the shooting. For a diagram of Paddock's hotel suite and connecting room, see: For an infographic of what occurred at the venue during the shooting, see the fourth image of: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, List of disasters in the United States by death toll, "Vegas hospitals swamped with victims after high-rise attack", "Why did it take police so long to breach Las Vegas gunman's room? newsletter for analysis you wont find anywhereelse. It is considered the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Nobody ever came to me to ask, What did you see? And no matter what you hear, dont stop and dont look back!. For families looking to locate missing loved ones, please call 1-866-535-5654. Left: We want to hear it. Its sad, in a way, but me meeting my wife will forever be tied to that event, he says. At least 58 people have died from the attack, and 489 people are injured, police said. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. [10] He was twice divorced, had a long-term girlfriend, and had no known children. Anyone with photo or video evidence of the shooting is asked to call 1-800-CALL-FBI. You have to go., You see the officer at the end of the hall? All he had to do was point in the general direction he wanted to hit.. And police have set up a family reunification area at the Las Vegas Convention Center. I just felt that we as survivors from Route 91 didnt get that. The ensuing panic brought the total number of injured to approximately 867. [134], The Mandalay Bay Resort renumbered its floors, skipping floor 32. [133] Later during the season, the number 58 became the first number in team history to be retired, chosen for the 58 people who died immediately or within days of the shooting. That report had been based on a 9:59p.m. notation in a hotel security log, which in a third statement was determined to have been the time when Campos encountered the barricaded door. In a quixotic lawsuit against MGM in which hes representing himself, Kenis alleges a pattern of previous security failures at MGM as well as a series of conflicts of interest and corruption between the states judicial system and the corporate resort chain. You have to go., Five years on, Von Tillow, now retired and out of the home she shared with Kurt, refuses to think of herself as a survivor. I view myself as someone who lost my husband in a really tragic event, she says. But before long he realized what was happening. Meetups among survivors, particularly at the Angels game, have a vibe similar to a family reunion, which isnt by accident. [101], On February 2, 2018, Douglas Haig, an Arizona ammunition dealer, was charged in a Nevada federal court with "conspiracy to manufacture and sell armor-piercing ammunition without a license" after his fingerprints were discovered on unfired armor-piercing ammunition inside Paddock's suite. Video footage shows the harrowing moments country singer Jason Aldean ran from the stage during his Las Vegas show on Sunday after a gunman opened fire . Im a criminal-justice major, and so I wanted to know the details. The event received a massive amount of security, which included 350 officers, counter-sniper surveillance posts, and a number of barriers composed of dump trucks, buses, and other large vehicles. Why do we lead the world in non Isis mass killings? Its believed the gunman lived there with Danley.reu. She called every hospital in the city she could think of but came up empty. 2.6K 606K views 5 years ago More than 50 people were killed in the worst mass shooting in modern American history when a "lone wolf" gunman opened fire into an outdoor country music festival. Larisa Epatko. I read every report and combed through it. [64][74][75], Approximately 867 people were injured, at least 413 of them with gunshot wounds or shrapnel injuries. 58 Strong is more about just getting the survivors out together.. [12], Paddock was a high-stakes gambler who placed bets at a high enough level to earn valuable compsfree benefits such as rooms and meals. [137] MGM Resorts International intends to create a community center, which will host sporting events. Its working name the 1 October Memorial has been a sore subject among survivors who largely refer to the massacre as Route 91. (According to the committees website, an official name will be chosen later.) It was issued a short time ago. When the gunfire erupted at 10:05 p.m. Pacific time, Perry was startled out of the humming silence of his hotel room, where hed gone to rest and charge his phone after spending Sunday at the festival. His stay at the Ogden actually overlapped with his reservation at Mandalay Bay, where he had adjoining suites. Too many crazies?too many #guns?laws to keep crazies from guns? he also posted to Twitter. About two weeks before his attack on Route 91, he scoped out another Las Vegas festival, Life Is Beautiful, checking into three different condominiums at the Ogden, a downtown Vegas building overlooking the festival site. What we do know is the actions and behaviors displayed by [the gunman] at the Ogden were consistent with those displayed at Mandalay Bay.. Lt. Brian Parish told the AP that he had no indication officers interacted with Paddock during that time. There were in excess of 10 rifles found in Paddocks room, where he had been staying since Thursday, Lombardo said. Around 10 p.m. local time on Sunday, as country music artist Jason Aldean was performing at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, a gunman began to fire from the 32nd floor of the nearby Mandalay Bay. [9][19][c] He added, "the police department has done such an incredible job, and we'll be talking about gun laws as time goes by". Here are all the victims of the Las Vegas shooting. With Vegas fresh on everyones minds, organizers made a point to inform fans that pyrotechnics would be used, but Leake remembers people scrambling, trying to dive underneath benches and in tears when Chance the Rappers pyro was detonated. We are pretty confident there is no longer a threat.. Its a reminder to all survivors when we see that #58, our angels are with us., 58 is the number of people we lost that night and that fact will never change, wrote survivor Elizabeth West in another email. Through its news agency, the terrorist group reportedly claimed the shooter was one of its soldiers., But a federal counter-terrorism source tells PEOPLE, ISIS would claim responsibility for Las Vegas no matter what. Fireworks all but broke her. [64] The oldest was 67, and the youngest was 20. Alan Gomez Kaila White. 1996 - 2023 NewsHour Productions LLC. [132], The expansion Vegas Golden Knights of the NHL held a tribute to the victims and honored response personnel before their inaugural home game on October 10. [141] House leaders said the issue of bump stock regulation should be decided by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, which originally approved bump stocks. [81] University Medical Center treated 104 patients. The immediate dead comprised 58 victims36 women and 22 menall of whom died from gunshot wounds. The organization hosts baseball games and NASCAR events. He also held a moment of silence at the White House with first lady Melania Trump. . Las Vegas shooting Getty People scramble for shelter at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after a gunman opened fire on the crowd in Las Vegas. 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Police have yet to determine a motive. Theres almost nothing you can do.. The shots just went on forever. Something triggered this guy. Country music star Jason Aldean was on stage when the Las Vegas shooting occurred. To this day, the Nashville resident still needs a white-noise machine to fall asleep. ON MAY 21 this past spring, Pagan-Fraser stood on the field at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, watching her 14-year-old son Brayden throw out the first pitch before a game against the Oakland Athletics. Please keep the #58 as it represents so much more than the lives lost. [118] Facebook later said its algorithms were designed to detect and remove false stories, but failed to work adequately in this instance. IN THE FIVE years since the massacre, settlements have been reached in a pair of high-profile lawsuits. For some, like her husband, Route 91 further cemented peoples belief in the right to bear arms and carry them everywhere, Jauregui says. Members of the audience began screaming and running to find cover. Last Novembers crowd rush at Travis Scotts Astroworld Festival in Houston, which killed 10, was blamed in part on lax security. [154][155], Several people who were at the scene of the shooting when it occurred were also present during a November 2018 mass shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, which left thirteen dead, including the gunman. [145], Eighteen Democratic U.S. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. As the bullets hit hundreds of people,. [151][152] In July 2018, MGM Resorts International countersued hundreds of victims, claiming that it had "no liability of any kind" for the attack. Once inside the stadium, Routers, as they call themselves, mingled and bought one another rounds of drinks. The PBS NewsHours Joshua Barajas contributed to this report. I remember lying there and the gunfire was so loud that it was vibrating the bathtub, he says. [149][150], In November 2017, a lawsuit was filed on behalf of 450 of the victims of the shooting, which claimed that the Mandalay Bay Hotel had shown negligence by allowing Paddock to bring a large amount of weaponry into the building. Here's a new timeline", "Las Vegas Shooting: Chaos at a Concert and a Frantic Search at Mandalay Bay", "California woman declared 59th victim of 2017 massacre in Las Vegas", "Las Vegas woman becomes 60th victim of October 2017 mass shooting", "Sisolak: 'We will never, never forget' those killed in Oct. 1 shooting", "What are the 'bump stocks' on the Las Vegas shooter's guns? "Las Vegas shooting" redirects here. I never heard anything from the FBI on what happened. [1] Paddock's suicide was the only death at the Mandalay Bay Hotel. The report read, Whether he used the Life Is Beautiful music festival as a rehearsal or not, we will never know. Instead of being present with his family, Savage was fully in his head. I was so fucking scared., Brittany Bassett-Quintero, a survivor who has tattooed her arm with imagery from a Jason Aldean lyric to a clock reading 10:05 related to the night, says shes grown detached since Route 91. Tonight has been beyond horrific. After going all the way to Nevadas Supreme Court, the case has been referred to the states appellate court and is awaiting ruling. President Donald Trump sent his condolences to those affected via Twitter: My warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and families of the terrible Las Vegas shooting. #gunsense #GUNviolence, Steve Cohen (@RepCohen) October 2, 2017, Democrats are on NRA hit list And we won't vote for silencers and are for No fly,no buy common sense #GunLaws #SandyHook #gunreform https://t.co/02aQ4Z8lgu. You can find out more about our use, change your default settings, and withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by visiting Cookies Settings, which can also be found in the footer of the site. Praying for everyone., Witness Ivetta Saldana told the Las Vegas Review-Journal, It was was a horror show. [120], Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval called the shooting "a tragic and heinous act of violence that has shaken the Nevada family". During a recent outing with his family at a fair in Ventura, California, Savage and his wife were confronted by a convergence of unfortunate stimuli: The fair was using the same metal barriers that responders at Route 91 turned into makeshift stretchers to carry the wounded and dead; the food vendors were strikingly similar; and then, Aldeans When She Says Baby began blaring from a nearby boombox. READ MORE: The lives of Las Vegas shooting victims, in the words of their loved ones AND How the Las Vegas shooting victims are being remembered. What happened? They both became widows. Jason. Im not a conspiracy theorist. [7][8] From 2014 onward, the venue hosted the annual Route 91 Harvest country music festival. Paddocks girlfriend, who was in the Philippines at the time of the shooting, returned to the United States where she was met by FBI agents for questioning. Scoutmaster of Troop 801, Honored for Bravery and Heroism", "Guardsman receives Utah Medal of Valor for heroism during mass shooting in Las Vegas", "Did The Las Vegas Shooter Use A Device That Helped Him Fire Faster? This is the nightmare scenario, the official tells PEOPLE. Subscribe to Here's the Deal, our politics newsletter. Please check your inbox to confirm. He was killed instantly and early, she says. When he first heard a loud noise that sounded like firecrackers, Perry thought it was either jackhammer construction on the floor or drunken idiots who had taken a prank too far. For Wes Perry, returning to music festivals for work wasnt nearly as hard for him as it was for others. For other uses, see, Misinformation, fake news, and conspiracy theories. After the massacre, investigators recovered 1,057 shell casings in the adjoining Mandalay Bay hotel rooms. Today, traumatized survivors and victims loved ones still lack answers even the official death toll is up for debate. [64][68][69], A 57-year-old woman from California, who had been paralyzed in the shooting, died more than two years later on November 15, 2019. She says someone from the FBI assisted her in obtaining a death certificate for her husband and helped her daughter board a flight without an ID, which was lost during the carnage, but otherwise, she and her family felt on their own. At least 59 people have been killed and another 527 injured in a mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert. It was Oct. 1, 2017, the final night of the Route 91 Harvest festival, and headliner Jason Aldean had just started singing his hit When She Says Baby. The rampage went on for 10 minutes, killing 58 people and injuring more than 850. The fuel did not explode because jet fuel is mostly kerosene, which is unlikely to ignite when struck by a bullet. More than 50 people were killed in a mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip, police said Monday. "[104] A report published by the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit in January 2019 said that "there was no single or clear motivating factor" for the shooting.[105]. Perry, he was told, was quite possibly the last person to walk down the hallway of Mandalay Bays 32nd floor before the gunman began firing. [72] The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the 61st person was a survivor who had committed suicide after the shooting. that dynamic has really been influenced by where this happened, who it happened to, and the scene: This was a concert on the Strip, Pereira says. #PrayForVegas", "Names of Las Vegas victims emerge as police reveal gun stockpile as it happened", "N.R.A. [99] Investigators searched Paddock's room and found a "bulletproof vest" and breathing apparatus, neither of which was used by Paddock. Shes amazed that despite an epidemic of mass shootings in the U.S. like Columbine and Sandy Hook, opposition to meaningful gun reform continues. The country music stars who were performing the night of the mass shooting in Las Vegas that left at least 50 dead and 400 injured are reacting to the shooting on Twitter. Thank you. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Singer Jason Aldean and other stars honored victims of a mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas instead of accepting awards at the CMT Artists of the Year show Wednesday night. Authorities later made contact with a woman believed to be Paddocks roommate, Marilou Danley. She has reported in places such as Jordan, Pakistan, Iraq, Haiti, Sudan, Western Sahara, Guantanamo Bay, China, Vietnam, South Korea, Turkey, Germany and Ireland. Schuck contacted hotel dispatchers over his radio, informed them of the ongoing shooting, and told them to call the police. I turned around and I saw Brian laying on his back, and I could see blood coming out of his mouth, Pagan-Fraser says. Published 8:03 PM PDT, October 18, 2017. [82] Additionally, six victims sought medical treatment in Southern California; UC Irvine Medical Center treated four and Loma Linda University Medical Center treated two. [29], During the subsequent investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives determined that the firearms found in his hotel room, along with more guns found in his homes, had been legally purchased in Nevada, California, Texas, and Utah. While checked into the two Las Vegas properties, the shooter also spent time at his home in Mesquite, Nevada, located more than an hour east of Las Vegas, and traveled once to Phoenix to buy ammunition, police later found out. Filter by artist. WHILE MEMORIES OF the incessant gunfire from the shooters arsenal of weapons is what haunts many Route 91 survivors more than 20 guns were recovered in his hotel room its the silence that continues to affect Wes Perry. A basketball practice facility is also being planned on the site. pic.twitter.com/BMNQa0R0Be, Dina Titus (@repdinatitus) October 2, 2017, America woke up this morning to heartbreaking news. . Las Vegas authorities say at least 58 people were killedand 527 others were injured after a heavily armed 64-year-old man rained down gunfire from his 32nd-floor hotel room onto a nearby country music festival Sunday night, in what is now the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. All rights reserved. USA TODAY. Jauregui has sponsored two state bills addressing gun safety. We have scissor lifts that we [use to] put up snipers; they go inside the scissor lift, and it looks like a piece of signage. In 2017, the country singer was on stage at the Route 91 Festival in Las Vegas during the worst mass shooting in modern U.S . Special Report: Future of Music 2023 Perry was finishing up his work on-site at Route 91 on Sunday afternoon, in the waning hours of the three-day festival, when his co-worker asked him a favor: She had a client dinner back at Mandalay Bay, and would he mind walking her to the hotel? For three and a half days after her husband was carted off, Pagan-Fraser didnt know if he was alive or dead, or even where he was. Its a number thats come to symbolize strength, solidarity, and identity. Larisa Epatko produced multimedia web features and broadcast reports with a focus on foreign affairs for the PBS NewsHour. FILE - A woman sits on a curb on Oct. 2, 2017, at the scene of a shooting outside a music festival on Oct. 1 that killed 58 people and injured hundreds on the Las Vegas Strip. In moments of tragedy and horror, America comes together as one. More than three hours long, the four-part . [32] In addition, ammonium nitrate (often used in improvised explosive devices) was found in the trunk of his Hyundai Tucson SUV, along with 1,600 rounds of ammunition and 50 pounds (23kg) of Tannerite, a binary explosive used to make explosive targets for gun ranges. People were so happy just to get out of the house that it just seems like safety was kind of forgotten about, he says.