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Drug given to Paddock calms some, provokes others, experts say

Diazepam, the anti-anxiety medicine prescribed for Las Vegas gunman less than four months before the mass shooting, has a deserved reputation as a Jekyll-and-Hyde drug, calming some and causing others to become more aggressive.

 
First Route 91 emergency responders recount triage

Before the 32nd-floor window of Mandalay Bay was obliterated, the night hadn’t been particularly eventful for Glen Simpson, an emergency medical responder. That was before 64-year-old Stephen Paddock fired an automatic-style rifle into a crowd of 22,000 concertgoers Sunday.

 
Las Vegas shooting victim: Rocio Guillen, Corona, California

Just six weeks ago, Rocio Guillen gave birth to her fourth child — a baby boy named Austin. She and her fiancé, Chris Jaksha, loved country music and decided to attend the Route 91 Festival to celebrate their friend’s birthday.

 
Las Vegas shooting victim: Carrie Parsons, Seattle

A Seattle resident is among those fatally wounded in the attack on the Route 91 Harvest Festival Sunday, the Washington Post has reported.

 
Las Vegas shooting victim: Nicol Kimura, Placentia, California

Nicol Kimura and her close group of friends from Southern California had been looking forward to the Route 91 country music festival since buying their tickets nearly a year ago.

 
Las Vegas shooting victim: Pati Mestas, Menifee, California

Brooks and Dunn was her favorite country music act. But Jason Aldean — who was performing when Sunday’s shooting on the Las Vegas Strip began — was a close second.

 
Las Vegas shooting victim: Brett Schwanbeck, Bullhead City, Arizona

Schwanbeck, a long-haul trucker from Bullhead City, Arizona, was fatally shot Sunday in the attack on the Route 91 Harvest country music festival. Van Hoosen said he died from a head wound Tuesday afternoon at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas.