On Sunday night, the deadliest shooting in modern US history occurred at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival on the Las Vegas strip. At least 50 people are dead, with over 400 injured.
The gunman, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, opened fire on concert-goers from his room at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. He was found dead by authorities.
During the shooting, country singer Jason Aldean and his band were on stage. Aldean has confirmed that he and everyone who was on stage are safe. Some other artists performing at Route 91 Harvest were Eric Church, Sam Hunt, Jake Owen (who performed right before Aldean), Maren Morris, and Brooks & Dunn.
Following the shooting, country music stars took to social media in support of the victims, and some who were at the festival tweeted their accounts of the mass shooting:
Carrie Underwood:
— Carrie Underwood (@) 2013-07-22 14:22:09.0
Lee Brice:
— Lee Brice (@) 2013-07-22 14:22:09.0
Chris Young:
— ChrisYoungMusic (@) 2013-07-22 14:22:09.0
— ChrisYoungMusic (@) 2013-07-22 14:22:09.0
— ChrisYoungMusic (@) 2013-07-22 14:22:09.0
— ChrisYoungMusic (@) 2013-07-22 14:22:09.0
Maren Morris:
— MAREN MORRIS (@) 2013-07-22 14:22:09.0
Lauren Alaina:
— Lauren Alaina (@) 2013-07-22 14:22:09.0
— Lauren Alaina (@) 2013-07-22 14:22:09.0
Luke Bryan:
— Luke Bryan (@) 2013-07-22 14:22:09.0
Reba:
— Reba (@) 2013-07-22 14:22:09.0
Keith Urban:
— Keith Urban (@) 2013-07-22 14:22:09.0
Miranda Lambert:
— Miranda Lambert (@) 2013-07-22 14:22:09.0
Jake Owen:
— Jake Owen (@) 2013-07-22 14:22:09.0
— Jake Owen (@) 2013-07-22 14:22:09.0
— Jake Owen (@) 2013-07-22 14:22:09.0
Big & Rich:
— Big & Rich (@) 2013-07-22 14:22:09.0
Aldean shared a heartfelt message on Instagram early Monday morning:
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. #heartbroken #stopthehate
No comments:
Post a Comment