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“Some days it’s tough just gettin’ up,” sang Aldean to the 22,000 fans packed into the outdoor theatre in the shadow of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Hotel in Las Vegas. As the band played and the star started to sing, the shooting began.
The distinct sound of automatic gunfire rang out in the night sky at canada goose stockists uk just after 10.08pm on Sunday. Aldean appeared oblivious. “Throwin’ on these boots and makin’ that climb,” he continued as the bullets rained down.
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Jake Owen, a country singer on stage with Aldean when the shooting began, said it was like “shooting fish in a barrel from where he was”.
Mike McGarry, a financial adviser from Philadelphia, dived on top of his grown up children to protect them.
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For the next 37 seconds, there is a merciful silence. But for the gunman firing from two windows on the 32nd floor of the gold coloured Mandalay Bay hotel, it was just the beginning. By the end of the slaughter, at least 58 people would be killed and 515 injured, the worst gun massacre in modern American history.
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Down below, Paddock’s targets dived for cover, jumping under the stage or beneath parked cars for protection. “It sounded like fireworks,” said Steve Smith, 45, from Phoenix, Arizona. “People were just dropping to the ground. canada goose outlet official It just kept going on.
“Probably 100 shots at a time. It would sound like it was reloading and then it would go again,” Mr Smith said. “People were shot and trying to get out. A lot of people were shot.”
Kat Phifer, a bartender working at the festival, said: “Maybe on the third song, we heard what we thought was fireworks. We all looked towards where it was coming from, Mandalay Bay. I saw gunfire and everyone immediately fell to the floor.”
Miss Phifer and three colleagues dived behind the bar. “We were freaked out and didn’t know what to do and also in clear view of the shooter,” she posted on Facebook, letting friends know she had survived.
“Gunshots kept coming closer and closer and we were all trying to keep quiet. Five seconds pause, then another round of shots. Closer and closer.
“I was scared for my life. I was waiting for the bullets to hit us. It was a massacre,” she wrote.
At some stage, police ordered her and her friends to run for it. As she did so she passed five to seven bloodied victims lying on the ground in a heap.
Kodiak Yazzie, 36, described hearing canada goose outlet in chicago an initial burst, then a pause and then everyone began diving for cover. “It was the craziest stuff I’ve ever seen in my entire life,” he said. “You could hear that the noise was coming from west of us, from Mandalay Bay. You could see a flash flash flash flash.”
Russell Black watched US service veterans in the crowd use first aid training to help the injured as the gunman continued to fire. “I saw a lot of ex military jump into gear and start plugging bullet holes with their fingers,” he said.
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Laura Robson, the 23 year old British tennis player, posted on social media: “I’m OK. We were right there sounded like fireworks at first then everyone started running. Scary. My friend who was deeper in the crowd has been helping people who were shot. We’re all in shock.”
One survivor, not named, told US television of trying to drag victims under the stage for cover. A friend was shot three times but made it out alive.
The witness said: “My buddy got hit three times. We were diving for the ground. Lots of people got hit. We climbed over a fence and under the stage. One guy ended up dying in my arms; he was bleeding.”.
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Jason canada goose outlet jackets Aldean, the headline act at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, was eight seconds into When She Says Baby when the first shots rang out.
“Some days it’s tough just gettin’ up,” sang Aldean to the 22,000 fans packed into the outdoor theatre in the shadow of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Hotel in Las Vegas. As the band played and the star started to sing, the shooting began.
The distinct sound of automatic gunfire rang out in the night sky at canada goose stockists uk just after 10.08pm on Sunday. Aldean appeared oblivious. “Throwin’ on these boots and makin’ that climb,” he continued as the bullets rained down.
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The concertgoers had no such luck; they were under attack and canada goose outlet store new york didn’t stand a chance.
Jake Owen, a country singer on stage with Aldean when the shooting began, said it was like “shooting fish in a barrel from where he was”.
Mike McGarry, a financial adviser from Philadelphia, dived on top of his grown up children to protect them.
canada goose coats “It was crazy I laid on top of the kids. They’re 20. I’m canada goose outlet locations in toronto 53. I lived a good life,” said Mr McGarry, his shirt covered in footmarks where he had been trampled as it finally dawned on the crowd to run for it. canada goose coats
canada goose coats on sale Camera phone footage captured by Hannah Dorfman, a music industry insider stood close to the stage, recorded nine seconds of gunfire in the initial burst. “Get down. Stay down,” yells one concertgoer. Another screams: “Oh, my God.” canada goose coats on sale
For the next 37 seconds, there is a merciful silence. But for the gunman firing from two windows on the 32nd floor of the gold coloured Mandalay Bay hotel, it was just the beginning. By the end of the slaughter, at least 58 people would be killed and 515 injured, the worst gun massacre in modern American history.
cheap canada goose uk The barrage of gunfire erupted again and again, for up to 10 minutes in total. Each burst lasted about 10 seconds as the shooter 64 year old Stephen Paddock emptied a magazine and then reloaded or else reached for any one of as many as 20 weapons smuggled into his hotel suite 300ft up and some 400 yards from the stage. cheap canada goose uk
canada goose clearance Nevada has some of the most canada goose outlet eu relaxed gun control laws in America and semi automatic weapons capable of firing 60 rounds a minute can be bought over the counter without a licence. canada https://www.goosecanada.ca goose clearance
Canada Goose Parka One gun expert, listening to the audio tapes of the shooting, suggested one of the weapons may have been fully automatic far more tightly regulated in the US or else a semi automatic rifle modified to fire more rapidly. Canada Goose Parka
canada goose black friday sale Such weapons have an effective range of hundreds of yards. canada goose black friday sale
Down below, Paddock’s targets dived for cover, jumping under the stage or beneath parked cars for protection. “It sounded like fireworks,” said Steve Smith, 45, from Phoenix, Arizona. “People were just dropping to the ground. canada goose outlet official It just kept going on.
“Probably 100 shots at a time. It would sound like it was reloading and then it would go again,” Mr Smith said. “People were shot and trying to get out. A lot of people were shot.”
Kat Phifer, a bartender working at the festival, said: “Maybe on the third song, we heard what we thought was fireworks. We all looked towards where it was coming from, Mandalay Bay. I saw gunfire and everyone immediately fell to the floor.”
Miss Phifer and three colleagues dived behind the bar. “We were freaked out and didn’t know what to do and also in clear view of the shooter,” she posted on Facebook, letting friends know she had survived.
“Gunshots kept coming closer and closer and we were all trying to keep quiet. Five seconds pause, then another round of shots. Closer and closer.
“I was scared for my life. I was waiting for the bullets to hit us. It was a massacre,” she wrote.
At some stage, police ordered her and her friends to run for it. As she did so she passed five to seven bloodied victims lying on the ground in a heap.
Kodiak Yazzie, 36, described hearing canada goose outlet in chicago an initial burst, then a pause and then everyone began diving for cover. “It was the craziest stuff I’ve ever seen in my entire life,” he said. “You could hear that the noise was coming from west of us, from Mandalay Bay. You could see a flash flash flash flash.”
Russell Black watched US service veterans in the crowd use first aid training to help the injured as the gunman continued to fire. “I saw a lot of ex military jump into gear and start plugging bullet holes with their fingers,” he said.
“While everyone else was crouching, I saw police officers standing up as targets, just trying to direct people and tell them where to go. The amount of bravery I saw there, words can’t describe what it was like.
canada goose factory sale “He [Paddock] was just spraying the crowd, it was relentless, there was no stopping, maybe canada goose outlet five or eight seconds to move from cover to cover to try and get out as he reloaded.” canada goose factory sale
uk canada goose outlet Among those killed were at least two off duty officers. uk canada goose outlet
Laura Robson, the 23 year old British tennis player, posted on social media: “I’m OK. We were right there sounded like fireworks at first then everyone started running. Scary. My friend who was deeper in the crowd has been helping people who were shot. We’re all in shock.”
One survivor, not named, told US television of trying to drag victims under the stage for cover. A friend was shot three times but made it out alive.
The witness said: “My buddy got hit three times. We were diving for the ground. Lots of people got hit. We climbed over a fence and under the stage. One guy ended up dying in my arms; he was bleeding.”.