A survivor of the Las Vegas shooting that left 59 people dead and more than 500 injured has spoken out about yesterday’s horrific events.
Taylor Benge, who attended the Route 91 country music festival, revealed in an interview with CNN about how the brush with death made him find God.
Explaining that he went to the festival as an agnostic, witnessing the horror and then surviving meant he has now firmly found faith.
A survivor of the Las Vegas shooting that left 59 people dead and more than 500 injured has spoken out about yesterday’s horrific events. Taylor Benge revealed the attack forced him to find faith in God
The man, who claims he was an agnostic before attending the concert, was still clearly shaken by yesterday’s events.
Speaking to CNN, he said: ‘I was agnostic going into that concert, and I’m a firm believer in God now because there’s no way that all of that happened, and that I made it, and I was blessed enough to still be here alive talking to you today.’
Giving a more detailed insight into the attack, he explained that the vantage point of the shooter allowed him to pick off people with ease.
Explaining that he went to the festival as an agnostic, witnessing the horror and surviving had meant he now firmly believes in God
Mr Benge explained how gunfire sparked mass panic and chaos among the thousands of music lovers attending.
Stephen Paddock, 64, open fired from the the Mandalay Bay hotel resort window, firing hundreds of rounds from an automatic weapon.
He described how his sister threw herself on top of him to shield him from the gunfire but they were both miraculously unhurt.
Mr Benge explained how gunfire sparked mass panic and chaos among the thousands of music lovers attending
As far as we knew there was multiple gunners and we didn’t know what direction they were coming from.
Even an hour and a half later I didn’t know we were safe. Only when we got into the hangar after.
Giving an insight into the chaos, Mr Benge said he realised the gunner was high above the crowd because of how people were being hit while they were ducking down.
The survivor finished the interview and said: ‘I was an agnostic going into the festival but I firmly believe in God now. There’s no way all that happened and I made it to still be here alive and talking to you today.’