© 2026 WPSU
Public Media for Central Pennsylvania
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

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

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.