Mass Shooting Occurs at Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas

At least fifty are dead and over 200 have been injured in what is now being called the largest mass shooting on U.S. soil.

Last night, at approximately 10:08pm local time in Las Vegas, a gunman, who is now being identified as sixty-four-year-old Steven Paddock, opened fire on a crowd of over 30,000 country music fans. Paddock stood in a window on the thirty-second floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel and continuously fired automatic weapons into the crowd as Jason Aldean wrapped up his set.

Las Vegas police have announced that the suspect is deceased following the department utilizing an explosive device to enter his hotel room, and an additional person of interest is now in custody.

Many country artists, personnel, and industry members were present for the event, and several have shared on social media that they are safe, albeit terrified and devastated.

Jason Aldean posted on Instagram that he and his crew are safe in this touching and heartbreaking statement:

Tonight has been beyond horrific. I still dont know what to say but wanted to let everyone know that Me and my Crew are safe. My Thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved tonight. It hurts my heart that this would happen to anyone who was just coming out to enjoy what should have been a fun night.

Please hold the victims, first responders, and those personally affected by this tragic event up in your prayers this morning. We are very fortunate that the artists we love and cover are able to go home and hug their loved ones, but more than fifty country music fans have lost their lives while hundreds of others are being treated at this time.

Our thoughts and prayers are not just with the country music genre, but with the entire nation, on this incredibly sad morning.

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