{"id":48078,"date":"2025-10-01T18:27:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T18:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/remember-the-faces-stories-of-the-las-vegas-shooting-victims\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T18:27:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T18:27:44","slug":"remember-the-faces-stories-of-the-las-vegas-shooting-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/remember-the-faces-stories-of-the-las-vegas-shooting-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Remember the Faces + Stories of the Las Vegas Shooting Victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Fifty-eight innocent people were\u00a0killed when a lone gunman opened fire at the Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest Festival on Oct. 1, 2017. These are some of their stories.<\/p>\n<h3>What Happened at the Route 91 Harvest Festival Shooting?<\/h3>\n<p>A list of those murdered\u00a0when 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire shows a collection of young adults, mothers, professionals and civic-minded advocates.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of kids across America lost a mother or father. Dozens of parents lost their son or daughter. The group of those killed had\u00a0assembled with thousands of other dedicated country music fans who were excited to see <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/jason-aldean\/\">Jason Aldean<\/a>&#8216;s Route 91 Harvest Festival set.<\/p>\n<h3>Who Were the Victims in the Route 91 Harvest Festival Shooting?<\/h3>\n<p>A military veteran, off-duty police officer, home builder and &#8220;tenacious litigator&#8221; are\u00a0among the fallen.<\/p>\n<p>Several employees of public schools, including at least one kindergarten teacher were taken much too soon.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly all are remembered as the best America and Canada could offer \u2014 their sheer innocence is almost too much to get over.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Remembering the Victims of Route 91 and Their Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>Their stories should never be forgotten.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/author\/sterlingwit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sterling Whitaker<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">10 Country Songs Born From World Tragedy<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>These 10 country songs were inspired by real-world events that had serious consequences. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Remember the Victims of Route 91 and Their Stories:<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=70&#038;gver=6&#038;bid=204&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DGbJ4PR9JZzdxdLXzJnfIG9ZgkXSFQNevIcIY&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/las-vegas-route-91-shooting-victims-list\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fifty-eight innocent people were\u00a0killed when a lone gunman opened fire at the Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest Festival on Oct. 1, 2017. 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