The Journey

I imagine that most of us spent a great deal of time today looking at the tragic news reports on the television concerning the mass shooting at a Las Vegas open-air country western music event Sunday night, where 59 were killed and 527 were wounded. Just typing that makes me pause. One lady said: “That is the most scared I have ever been… in my life.” I watched as they repeatedly showed the people in that venue running in a panic for some safe place. Problem is, they didn’t know where a safe place was… because they didn’t know where the gun shots were coming from.

Across the street, 32 floors up, was a 64 year-old man intent on killing as many people as possible.

A summary of the latest press conference from law enforcement:

• A total of 59 people have died, not including the suspect, and 527 people have been injured. 
• Police said authorities found several pounds of ammonium nitrate, a material used to make explosives, in the suspect’s car. 
• At least 19 guns were found in the hotel room of the shooter. 
• The shooter is believed to have fired roughly 500 yards from his hotel room to the site of the concert. 
• The suspect had a girlfriend, who is currently in Tokyo, according to police, who are continuing to investigate her and plan to meet with her when she returns. 
• Police are preparing to raid another property of the suspect in Reno, Nevada. 
• Authorities still have no information to share about a possible motive for the shooting. 
• Several gun dealers have come forward and said they sold weapons to the suspect, who reportedly passed background checks. 
• The suspect may have attended another music festival in Las Vegas one week ago.