Las Vegas Massacre: New Jersey Connections Emerge In Deadliest Shooting in U.S. History

Several people with New Jersey connections have been hospitalized in the wake of the Las Vegas shooting massacre. None so far have been identified as among the 59 killed in the attack.

The gunman began opening fire on a 22,000-person crowd that gathered for a Jason Aldean concert on Sunday night, wounding more than 500 people - including at least two people with New Jersey connections. Other people from the state were near the site when the shootings happened.

The barrage lasted for about 30 seconds, and then there was a pause before the shots started again. People climbed over each other, running for safety as people were shot around them.

The Victims Of The Las Vegas Shooting

Las Vegas Sheriff Joe Lombardo said the shooter is dead and identified him as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock of Mesquite, Nevada. Lombardo said that Paddock had killed himself before officers entered the hotel room. Authorities believe Paddock acted alone.

Here are the people with New Jersey connections who were injured in the attack:

• Andrew Kampe, an Edison native, was among the more than 500 injured in Sunday night's shooting in Las Vegas, according to media reports. Kampe was attending the concert with his girlfriend, Allison Crute, when a gunman opened fire. They were near the stage when shoots began to rang out. Kampe reportedly laid on top of Crute to shield her. Kampe's arm was struck by shrapnel and he will not need surgery. Read more here....
• Jenna DeCandio, who lives in Jamesburg, was at the concert Sunday night with her parents. Jenna was shot in the hip/pelvic area, and she underwent surgery Monday at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, the hospital closest to the Las Vegas strip that has treated many of the wounded. According to many family and friends wishing her well on Facebook, the surgery went well and Jenna is expected to make a full recovery. Read more here...

Others, meanwhile, were in the area when they heard the gunfire. NJSPBA President Patrick Colligan told NJ101.5 that he was staying in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay when the gunman opened fire on the crowd.

Colligan was in the lobby area at 10:08 p.m. local time when the gunman began opening fire. Colligan, whose NJ101.5 interview was captured on video, spoke about the chaotic scene at the hotel when the shooter began firing from the hotel:

One man from Pennsylvania has been identified as among the deceased.

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