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Widower finds comfort in child, faith after Las Vegas shooting

After losing his wife Rhonda LeRocque in the Las Vegas mass shooting Oct. 1, devout Jehovah’s Witness Jason LeRocque has found comfort in the child they shared and messages of faith.

After Las Vegas shooting, 87 children cope with loss of parent

More than 80 children lost a parent in the Oct. 1 mass shooting that left 58 concertgoers — including 33 parents — dead at the Route 91 Harvest festival on the Strip.

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Las Vegas shooting victim Heather Alvarado remembered for kind spirit

“She was my one and only true love,” Albert Alvarado said of his wife, Heather Alvarado, who was killed in the Oct. 1 shooting. “She was loving and giving. There was never a time when she didn’t want to help somebody. She always saw the good in everyone — she was perfect.”

 
Las Vegas shooting victim: Austin Meyer, Reno, Nevada

A Reno man is among those killed in the attack on the Route 91 Harvest Festival Sunday, his former employer confirmed Thursday afternoon.

 
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.

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