An attack by a lone gunman at a Las Vegas music festival Sunday night is being called the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
Two of the at least 58 people killed are Canadians. More than 500 others were wounded after the gunman, perched on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino opened fire on people at the outdoor country music festival.
The gunman was found in the hotel room dead and surrounded by at least 10 rifles.
A Kingston Ont,. native was one of the thousands trying to escape the gunman. She describes a chaotic scene, people running and screaming all while bullets whizzed by her.
“We could feel the wind from the bullets like flying around us. We were up against a metal fence and we could feel and hear the bullets pegging the fence,” Jess Hall said.
She said the attack only lasted minutes but felt like a lifetime.
“What I was thinking was I don’t have enough time to call my parents to say goodbye because I’m going to get shot while I’m on the phone.” explained Hall.
Hall and her friend managed to escape and hopped into a cab that was stopped at a nearby traffic light. The pair plan to return home this week.
“I just want to get home to my family, I just want to see them. That’s all I care about right now,” said Hall during a Facebook video chat.