Vegas shooting has bone-chilling parallels to University of Texas tower slaughter
 
Vegas shooting has bone-chilling parallels to University of Texas tower slaughter

The mass shooting from the 32nd floor of Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas has bone-chilling parallels to the 1966 University of Texas tower slaughter.

51 years ago a sniper used the advantage of height to rain bullets down on people below.

Charles Whitman killed 15 people and injured 31 from the 28th floor at the University of Texas, Austin.

It was the first modern mass shooting in the United States.

The Las Vegas massacre is the first mass shooting by a gunman from an elevated position since then.

Authorities now have to worry about how to deal with potential copycat shooters.

“This is a game-changer in the modern era… We have to be concerned about it. We have to create an entire new strategy.” David Shepherd, retired FBI agent

Las Vegas shooting victim: Austin Meyer, Reno, Nevada
 
Las Vegas shooting victim: Austin Meyer, Reno, Nevada

Austin Meyer was in Las Vegas celebrating his 24th birthday at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on Sunday when he was killed in the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip, a spokeswoman for Truckee Meadows Community College confirmed Thursday. In an interview with a California TV station, his sister Veronica described him as “ambitious, smart and hard working.” Meyer recently moved from the Monterey Peninsula to Reno and enrolled in the college’s two-year transportation technologies program,KSBW reported. His fiancee, Dana Getreu, is a student at the nearby University of Nevada, Reno.

Las Vegas shooting victim: Candice Bowers, Garden Grove, California
 
Las Vegas shooting victim: Candice Bowers, Garden Grove, California

Candice Bowers, a single mother of three, was among those killed during the attack at the Route 91 Harvest country festival on the Las Vegas Strip. Bowers, a 40-year-old from Garden Grove, California, adored country music, according to a statement released by her family on Wednesday. “Candice was a superhero,” family members said. “Over the course of her life she was able to overcome substantial obstacles and become the single mother of three amazing, kind, intelligent, beautiful children

Las Vegas shooting victim: Chris Hazencomb, Camarillo, California
 
Las Vegas shooting victim: Chris Hazencomb, Camarillo, California

Chris Hazencomb, of Camarillo, California, spent his 44th birthday with his mother. Four days later he was killed in the attack on the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas. Maryanne Hazencomb had her son taken off life support Monday. He was at the concert with a longtime friend from Las Vegas, his mother said. “He evidently saved her from getting hit so she could raise her two boys with her husband,” Hazencomb said.

Professor says she predicted deaths after Trump was elected
 
Professor says she predicted deaths after Trump was elected

Four days after the Oct. 1 mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip, a UNLV professor of history, Tessa Winkelmann, said she had predicted “people would die” once Donald Trump was elected president.

58 crosses at the Las Vegas welcome sign
 
58 crosses at the Las Vegas welcome sign

There are 58 crosses at the iconic Welcome to Las Vegas sign. The crosses honor the victims of the mass shooting Oct. 1. A retired carpenter from Chicago, Greg Zanis, brought the crosses to the Strip. Zanis has erected more than 20,000 crosses over the past two decades, including after Columbine, Sandy Hook, and the Orlando nightclub shooting. The tribute is expected to remain for 40 days before being given to families of the victims.

Las Vegas morning update for Friday, October 6th
 
Las Vegas morning update for Friday, October 6th

Friday’s headlines: Tannerite found in Paddock’s home similar to compound used in NYC bombing, SUV wanted after Las Vegas shooting found, crosses and vigil at Welcome to Las Vegas sign (Rochelle Richards/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Was the Las Vegas shooter a psychopath? (md)
 
Was the Las Vegas shooter a psychopath? (md)

Stephen Benning, Ph. D., assistant professor of psychology at UNLV, discusses whether Stephen Paddock fits the psychopath definition during an interview at his office, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Las Vegas. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph

Explosive possessed by Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock may have been used in NYC bombing
 
Explosive possessed by Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock may have been used in NYC bombing

An explosive possessed by Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock may have been used in an NYC bombing.

Authorities say they recovered the compound known as Tannerite from Paddock’s home in Mesquite and his car parked at Mandalay Bay.

Police have not said why the 64-year-old possessed Tannerite, which is unregulated.

Authorities also found ammonium nitrate in his vehicle.

It can also be used to build bombs.

Tannerite apparently was used in a September 2016 bombing in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood that injured 31 people.

Authorities later arrested Ahmed Rahami in connection with that bombing.

Las Vegas shooting victim: Sandra Casey, Manhattan Beach, California
 
Las Vegas shooting victim: Sandra Casey, Manhattan Beach, California

A California special education teacher was among those killed during a mass shooting at the Route 91 country music festival Sunday night, the Manhattan Beach Unified School District reports. Sandra Casey was a special education teacher at Manhattan Beach Middle School for nine years, according to a statement from the school district. Other employees of the middle school and school district attended the music festival but were not injured.

Shooting victim shown shot in the arm is stable
 
Shooting victim shown shot in the arm is stable

Shooting victim Doug Cotter, shown shot in the arm in frantic Las Vegas shooting video, is stable. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Las Vegas shooting victim: Rocio Guillen Rocha, Corona, California
 
Las Vegas shooting victim: Rocio Guillen Rocha, Corona, California

Just six weeks ago, Rocio Guillen Rocha gave birth to her fourth child — a baby boy named Austin. Guillen Rocha was still on maternity leave from her job as an assistant manager at a California Pizza Kitchen. Although she escaped the scene with fiancé, Chris Jaksha, Guillen Rocha later died from a gunshot wound suffered in the attack. The 40-year-old from Corona, California, had four children: 18-year-old Marcus, 13-year-old Christopher, 1-year-old Sofia and 1-month-old Austin. Guillen Rocha was raised in Anaheim and attended Katella High School, where she ran track and cross country.

Las Vegas shooting victim: Nicol Kimura, Placentia, California
 
Las Vegas shooting victim: Nicol Kimura, Placentia, California

Nicol Kimura and her close group of friends from Southern California had been looking forward to the Route 91 country music festival since buying their tickets nearly a year ago. The long-anticipated Las Vegas show ended in tragedy, when 38-year-old Kimura, known for her “larger than life” smile, laugh and spirit, became one of 58 victims gunned down at the show, her friend Ryan Miller told the Review-Journal Wednesday. “There were seven of us that went up together, and unfortunately, only six of us came home,” Miller said. Kimura, from Placentia, California, is survived by her parents and a sister. She worked for Orange County, Miller said. Miller set up a GoFundMe to raise money to help pay to transport Kimura’s body home, and for memorial services. The fundraiser was nearing $36,000 around 5 p.m. Wednesday. No services have been scheduled.

Las Vegas shooting victim: Carrie Parsons, Seattle
 
Las Vegas shooting victim: Carrie Parsons, Seattle

A Seattle resident is among those fatally wounded in the attack on the Route 91 Harvest Festival Sunday, the Washington Post has reported. Carrie Parsons graduated from Arizona State University in 2008, according to a Facebook post from the college’s alumni association Seattle chapter. She was a Washington native.

Las Vegas shooting victim: Kurt Von Tillow, Cameron Park, California
 
Las Vegas shooting victim: Kurt Von Tillow, Cameron Park, California

A Northern California truck company owner is among those killed in the attack on the Route 91 Harvest country festival. Friends and family of Kurt Von Tillow gathered near his Cameron Park County Club golf course home on Tuesday to mourn the loss. Von Tillow owned a trucking company, which neighbors said he would sometimes take routes out across the country to Connecticut to see his family. “I never, ever, ever saw him in a bad mood,” Brent Hutchings, a neighbor, told the Sacramento Bee. “Everyone loved him. He was the life of the party and he laughed at everything with this really distinctive boisterous laugh.”

Las Vegas shooting victim: Pati Mestas, Menifee, California
 
Las Vegas shooting victim: Pati Mestas, Menifee, California

Pati Mestas, 67, of Menifee, California, was killed as she stood near the Route 91 Harvest country music festival stage, doing one of her favorite things. “Pati loved country (music) concerts,” said Isa Bahu, a close friend of more than 10 years. “Brooks and Dunn one of the first (concerts) we went to, and it was one of the best concerts that we went to.”
In addition to going to country music concerts, Mestas loved spending time with her grandchildren. “She lived for those kids,” Bahu said. “She went too soon.”

Las Vegas shooting victim: Brett Schwanbeck, Bullhead City, Arizona
 
Las Vegas shooting victim: Brett Schwanbeck, Bullhead City, Arizona

Brett Schwanbeck, 61, was fatally shot Sunday in the attack on the Route 91 Harvest Festival. Brett Schwanbeck was no stranger to the great outdoors. As a father he took his two sons on countless expeditions to camp, hunt, fish and ride dirt bikes. “He liked to be where no one else was at. He liked to get lost out in the middle of the woods,” his youngest son Shawn Schwanbeck told the Review-Journal Wednesday. “My dad was the funnest guy in the world to be around.”

Las Vegas shooting victim: Keri Lynn Galvan, 31, Thousand Oaks, California
 
Las Vegas shooting victim: Keri Lynn Galvan, 31, Thousand Oaks, California

Keri Galvan was enjoying the Route 91 Harvest Festival with her husband and their friends when she was cut down by gunfire. The 31-year-old from Thousand Oaks, California, left behind three children. Galvan’s sister and Las Vegas resident Lindsey Poole, described her as a devoted wife and mother. “Her days started and ended with doing everything in her power to be a wonderful mother,” Poole said in a post.

Las Vegas shooting victim: Victor Link, Aliso Viejo, California
 
Las Vegas shooting victim: Victor Link, Aliso Viejo, California

An Aliso Viejo, California, resident is among those killed in the attack on Route 91 Harvest country music festival. Victor Link, a 55-year-old originally from Shafter, California, was “the best dad any son could ever have,” Christian Link, who identified himself as Link’s son. Link was attending the festival with his fiance, Lynne Gonzales, and longtime friends, Rob and Lesley Wedlock, when he was shot and killed during the Jason Aldean concert on Sunday. “Victor was a loving fiance, proud father, loyal son, protective brother, supportive uncle and kind friend. We wish to express our gratitude to all that have helped contribute to Victor’s extraordinary life. Whether you were a relative, friend, or neighbor, you we’re all a part of making his life so meaningful,” a statement released by Link’s family said.

Shooter targeted aviation fuel tanks near festival grounds
 
Shooter targeted aviation fuel tanks near festival grounds

Las Vegas Strip mass murderer Stephen Paddock used his Mandalay Bay hotel room to spray massive aviation fuel tanks with bullets Sunday night, a knowledgeable source told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. One bullet penetrated one of the circular white tanks but did not cause a fire, sparing the nearby Route 91 Harvest country music festival from a potentially massive explosion, the source said Wednesday. The tanks are roughly 1,100 feet from the concert site, where Paddock killed 58 people and wounded almost 500.

Las Vegas Strip shooter targeted aviation fuel tanks, source says
 
Las Vegas Strip shooter targeted aviation fuel tanks, source says

Las Vegas Strip mass murderer Stephen Paddock used his Mandalay Bay hotel room to spray massive aviation fuel tanks with bullets Sunday night, a knowledgeable source told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The bullets left holes, but did not penetrate the two circular white tanks, sparing the nearby Route 91 Harvest country music festival from a potentially massive explosion, the source said Wednesday. The tanks are roughly 1,100 feet from the concert site, where Paddock killed 58 people and wounded almost 500.

How Paddock’s anti-anxiety meds work
 
How Paddock’s anti-anxiety meds work

Chief Medical Officer of the Las Vegas Recovery Center, Dr. Mel Pohl, sits down with the Review-Journal to describe the side effects of an anti-anxiety medication called diazepam. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Savannah Stallworth: unsung concert shooting hero
 
Savannah Stallworth: unsung concert shooting hero

Savannah Stallworth, daughter of former UNLV quarterback Steve Stallworth, came to the aid of Las Vegas concert shooting victims by driving them to a local hospital in the bed of her pickup truck. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review Journal)

Las Vegas shooting victim: Erick Silva, Las Vegas
 
Las Vegas shooting victim: Erick Silva, Las Vegas

Las Vegas resident Erick Silva, is among those killed in the attack on the Route 91 Harvest country music festival. Silva, 21, was stationed in front of the stage at the festival Sunday as part of the show’s security detail. Silva worked security for the Las Vegas branch of CSC for about three years. Gina Argento says when the shooting started, he was among the first of the event’s first responders, helping concertgoers to flee until he, himself, was killed.

State Trooper leads truckload of wounded to UMC
 
State Trooper leads truckload of wounded to UMC

Trooper Travis Smaka of the Nevada Highway Patrol remembers being flagged down by a pickup truck with the back loaded full of wounded victims and escorting them to University Medical Center the night of the mass shooting.

Las Vegas shooting victim: Tara Roe Smith, Okotoks, Alberta
 
Las Vegas shooting victim: Tara Roe Smith, Okotoks, Alberta

Tara Roe Smith, a model, mother and wife from Canada was one of the 58 killed in the attack on the Route 91 Harvest music festival. Statements from a modeling agency and a school where she worked in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada, mourned Roe Smith. Sophia Models International, where she modeled for 10 years, described her as “a friendly face and had a very caring spirit” in a statement on their Facebook page posted late Tuesday. A GoFundMe has been created to help support Roe Smith’s husband, Zach, and their two young sons. In one day, the campaign raised more than $120,000.

Cell Phone Video of Vegas Mass Shooting
 
Cell Phone Video of Vegas Mass Shooting

Video taken during the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip at the Route 91 Music Festival near Mandalay Bay.

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