Oct 2 (Reuters) – A nurse, a local government employee, an off-duty police officer and two Canadians were among at least 58 people killed by a 64-year-old gunman who opened fire on a Las Vegas country music festival before killing himself.
The following describes some of the victims:
ANGIE GOMEZ
Angie Gomez was an alumnus of a high school in Riverside, California, according to the Southern California News Group. “Riverside Polytechnic High School PTSA confirmed 2015 alumnus, Angie Gomez, was killed in the Las Vegas shooting,” reporter Beatriz Valenzuela wrote on Twitter.
JESSICA KLYMCHUK
Jessica Klymchuk, 28, of Valleyview, Alberta in Canada, was a librarian and the single mother of four children, the Globe and Mail reported. It said she was visiting Las Vegas with her fiance. “She’s a very good mother. She’s raised four beautiful children,” Klymchuk’s grandmother Margaret told the paper.
JORDAN MCILDOON
Jordan McIldoon, 23, of Maple Ridge, British Columbia in Canada, was also killed, the premier of British Columbia, John Horgan, said. McIldoon was a heavy-duty mechanic apprentice and about to start trade school, CBC News reported, which said he was attending the festival with his girlfriend. McIldoon died in the arms of a woman named Heather Gooze, CBC said. “Friends and family, I am ok. I am right outside of the festival grounds. We are not allowed to go anywhere. I am with a young man who died in my arms! RIP Jordan mcildoon from British Columbia. I can’t believe this just happened!!!” Gooze, of Las Vegas, wrote on Facebook.
SONNY MELTON
Sonny Melton, 29, of Big Sandy, Tennessee, saved his wife, Heather Melton, just before he was shot dead, she told WSMV-TV in Nashville. “He grabbed me and started running when I felt him get shot in the back,” she told the NBC affiliate. “I want everyone to know what a kind-hearted, loving man he was, but at this point, I can barely breathe.” Sonny Melton worked as a registered nurse, media reports said.
QUINTON ROBBINS
Quinton Robbins, 20, of Henderson, Nevada, studied at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and worked in local government, Newsweek reported. His aunt, Kilee Wells Sanders, confirmed his death in a Facebook post: “He was the most kind and loving soul. Everyone who met him loved him. His contagious laugh and smile. He was truly an amazing person. He will be missed by so many, he is loved by so many. So many awesome talents. I can’t say enough good about this sweet soul.”
OFF-DUTY LAS VEGAS POLICE OFFICER
An off-duty Las Vegas police officer was among those killed. “We are sadden (sic) to report that one of the deceased from Sunday night’s shooting, was an off-duty #LVMPD police officer,” the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said on Twitter on Monday. Officials have not identified the officer. (Compiled by Suzannah Gonzales in Chicago and Keith Coffman in Denver; Editing by Ben Klayman and Grant McCool)
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