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Las Vegas Shooting Brings Tragedy To Families Around Nation

NPR
Published October 2, 2017 at 2:06 PM EDT
A Mesquite Police Department citizen volunteer and a Mesquite Police car block access to the Sun City Mesquite community where suspected Las Vegas gunman Stephen Padock lived on Oct. 2, 2017, in Mesquite, Nev. (Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)
A Mesquite Police Department citizen volunteer and a Mesquite Police car block access to the Sun City Mesquite community where suspected Las Vegas gunman Stephen Padock lived on Oct. 2, 2017, in Mesquite, Nev. (Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

The victims of a mass shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas left behind loved ones in many parts of the country, bringing the tragedy’s effects far beyond the city where it occurred.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson and Robin Young discuss the latest with NPR’s Nathan Rott (@NathanRott) and Tom Gjelten (@tgjelten).

With reporting from The Associated Press

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