This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UTRGV chapter.
A gunman opened fire on the audience of an outdoor country music festival last night in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of right now 58 people were killed and more than 500 were injured during the attack. This is the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The gunman has been identified as Stephen Paddock.
Many celebrities have taken to social media to speak on this tragedy. Here is what they had to say:
Jason Aldean
Country music star, Jason Aldean, was preforming when the gunman opened fire from the 32nd floor of Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino located across the street from the venue. He posted this to Instagram:
Joe Biden
Camila Cabello
Mariah Carey
Ellen DeGeneres
Nick Jonas
Demi Lovato
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Jake Owen
Taylor Swift