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Las Vegas shooting victim: Jordan McIldoon, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

Jordan McIldoon of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, was five days shy of his 24th birthday when he was killed in the attack at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival. His parents Alan and Angela McIldoon, described Jordan as a “compassionate young man” who lived a life “full of adventures” in a statement released to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. McIldoon also loved country music, and he was rarely seen without his cowboy boots, the statement read. He was also a month shy of finishing his heavy-duty mechanic apprenticeship.

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