At least 59 people were killed and more than 500 were injured during a mass shooting at the Route 91 Festival in Las Vegas last night (Oct. 1). The gunman opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel down onto the crowd of concertgoers while Jason Aldean performed the night's headlining set.
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The country star was in the middle of his performance when the shooting began. In an Instagram post, he shared the following message to fans:
"Tonight has been beyond horrific," Aldean stated. "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."
Route 91 is one of the largest country music festivals in the country, and some many of the genre's biggest names performed at the three-day event. Chris Young was another of the first performers to share his account of what happened via his Twitter account.
Spent I don't know how long on the floor of a trailer behind the stage... know multiple people are dead. Listening to that gunfire...
