On the day of the shooting, there were 91 days left in the year. A search of Paddock’s room uncovered over 10 rifles, though no motive was revealed for the shooting at press time. Jason Aldean, who was a headlining act this year, played the inaugural event along with Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton and Dierks Bentley. We are okay. Just no reason, no warning.” The brother also noted that their father was at one time a bank robber who landed on the FBI’s Most Wanted List in the early Seventies, the Daily Intelligencer reports. }, The Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. The shooter’s brother Eric Paddock, who lives in Orlando, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal Monday morning, “We have no idea how this happened. According to the festival's website, a general admission pass for the entire festival cost $210. In a statement Monday morning, Connecticut senator Chris Murphy wrote, “My heart goes out to the victims, their families, the first responders, and the entire Las Vegas community. It hurts my heart that this would happen to anyone who was just coming out to enjoy what should have been a fun night. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. We will NOT be defeated by senseless violence. Fraud In the Music Industry — How Big of a Problem Is This? Here’s a Detailed Breakdown of Radio Monitoring Companies, An Insanely Detailed Discussion About the Music Modernization Act, Paradise Distribution Estimates That 97% of ‘Black Box’ Royalties Can Be Resolved & Paid, Who Says Spotify Gets to Have All the Fun? By. Thoughts & prayers are NOT enough. I expressed my gratitude for the courageous work of his officers through the night and offered him the full support of the FBI, the ATF and the entire Department of Justice as he takes the lead investigating the incident. I still don’t know what to say but wanted to let everyone know that Me and my Crew are safe,” Aldean wrote on Instagram after the shooting. Our prayers are with the victims and all affected by this act of cowardice.”, “My thoughts and prayers are with the families of those killed and wounded in last night’s vicious and senseless attack outside the Mandalay Bay Resort,” Nevada senator Catherine Cortez Masto wrote in a statement. “We are pretty confident there is no longer a threat.” Police later located Paddock’s female companion Marilou Danley, who they identified as a person of interest. Over the last year, I have spoken with dozens of survivors of the Route 91 shooting. We need to have the conversation about how to stop gun violence. Paddock died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound just as SWAT was about to breach his hotel room, police said. “All we can do is send our condolences to the people who died. It’s unclear at this time how much of the $800 million settlement will be used to cover legal fees. Nowhere but America do horrific large-scale mass shootings happen with this degree of regularity. Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw, Lady A, and Luke Bryan are among the well-known country acts that have played the three-day festival, which drew more than 22,000 daily fans during its latter iteration. Artist Branding Isn't Selling Out Anymore — But What's the New Balance? I’m heartsick for people in Nevada & across the country who woke up to this news & are worried that their family & friends are ok. Eric Church took the stage Friday night as the main act, following a day of performances by Lee Brice, Brothers Osborne and Michael Ray. The CEO of ‘Non-Profit’ SoundExchange Makes $1.4 Million a Year, What Streaming Music Services Pay (Updated for 2020), Is Your Song Being Played on the Radio? Last night’s massacre may go down as the deadliest in our nation’s history, but already this year there have been more mass shootings than days in the year.”, Murphy added, “This must stop. Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer, which the NRA wants to make easier to get. His name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. It’s time for Congress to get off its ass and do something.”. Our eternal gratitude goes out to the LVPD, Emergency services, security guards, and fans for their selfless acts of bravery while trying to help those in need. For those who survived, the experience was life-altering. Tragedies like Las Vegas have happened too many times. Those who suffered serious injuries, as well as the families of those who passed away as a result of wounds sustained during the shooting, are expected to receive more substantial compensation, with the judges also factoring for the needs of dependents, ability to work, and similar considerations. A multijudge panel is overseeing the funds’ issuance, and the victims who participated in the suit, were physically uninjured in the shooting, and forewent seeking immediate medical attention will reportedly receive a minimum payment of $5,000. On Oct. 1, 2017, a gunman perched on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas opened fire on thousands of country music fans enjoying the open-air Route 91 Harvest Festival. Aldean, like several other celebrities, has taken to social media to reflect on and mourn the worst mass shooting in modern American history. The other sustained non-life threatening wounds.”. “We are completely devastated by the event that occurred last night,” festival organizers said in a statement. To the many families whose lives have been changed forever by this heinous act, we offer you our prayers and our promise that we will do everything in our power to get justice for your loved ones.”, Country singer Jake Owen, who also performed at Route 91, tweeted in the aftermath, “Praying for everyone here in Vegas. 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It is positively infuriating that my colleagues in Congress are so afraid of the gun industry that they pretend there aren’t public policy responses to this epidemic. “And while we are stunned and grieving over this incomprehensible act of violence, we know that this is a moment when we must come together to prevent more tragedies like this from occurring.”. Aldean was performing as the shots began. “I thank the first responders for taking down the gunman and working tirelessly to treat the wounded. FACT #4. Our grief isn’t enough. However, video from the festival shared on social media captured the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history moments after it happened: Numerous witnesses posted video showing Aldean performing onstage when the sound of gunfire from an automatic weapon erupted in the distance. God bless you!”. We want to hear from you! 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LVMPD SWAT responded to the call, breached the hotel room and found the suspect dead.”, LVMPD added, “The Clark County Fire Department estimated that approximately 406 people were transported to area hospitals and 50 are dead following Sunday evening’s shooting. Police say he killed 50 in Las Vegas shooting rampage. 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On Oct. 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire on more than 22,000 music fans in attendance at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas. Various VIP packages were available ranging from $375 to $750. According to the festival schedule, he was to take the stage at 9:40 p.m. Owen, Big & Rich, Kane Brown, the Josh Abbott Band, Tyler Reeve and Dee Jay Silver were slated to take the Main Stage Sunday, prior to Aldean's performance. “We don’t know what his belief system was at this time,” Lombardo said. FACT #5. According to court filings, the vast majority of the lawsuit’s participants – who hail from across the country and nations around the world, including Canada, the UK, Ireland, and even Iran – approved the $800 million settlement. Asking everyone to please avoid the area,” Las Vegas Police Department tweeted just before 10:40 p.m. PST. display: none !important; Las Vegas shooting: What we know about what happened at Mandalay Bay, Who is Stephen Paddock? “Paddock opened fire on a crowd of more than 22,000 concert-goers from his hotel room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel on Sunday evening at approximately 10:08 p.m,” LVMPD said in a statement. Additionally, MGM itself will pay $49 million, with the remaining $751 million deriving from insurance policies. The event occurred 4 days before a harvest moon. To think that anyone would want to inflict harm on a gathering of music lovers is beyond our comprehension,” Live Nation, the promoter behind the festival, said in a statement. Police say he killed 50 in Las Vegas shooting rampage, Jason Aldean, Jake Owen, more celebs react to the 'beyond horrific' shooting in Las Vegas, Trump extends sympathies to Las Vegas shooting victims on Twitter, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. MGM Resorts also announced plans to convert the open-air field where Route 91 had taken place into a community athletic area and parking lot for the Las Vegas Raiders, who officially moved from Oakland earlier this year. Victims of the 2017 mass shooting that occurred at Las Vegas’s Route 91 Harvest music festival are set to receive an $800 million settlement from MGM Resorts International. Senseless violence has claimed the souls of our fans and we have little in the way of answers. Photo Credit: Cyberdoomslayer. Las Vegas Shooting: At Least 59 Dead at Route 91 Music Festival Over 500 people injured when shooter opens fire on country music festival from Mandalay Bay’s 32nd floor. On Saturday, hip hop cross-over Sam Hunt closed out the day of music from fellow performers Maren Morris, Lauren Alaina, Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots and Brett Young, among others.

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