Washington Native Among Dead In Las Vegas Shooting

SEATTLE, WA - One woman who was from Washington was killed in the Las Vegas mass shooting Sunday night, according to reports. A second woman, a University of Washington social work student, was injured during the shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival.

Rachael Parker, 33, lived in Manhattan Beach, Calif., but was a 2002 graduate of Cheney High School. Cheney is located southeast of Spokane and is the home of Eastern Washington University. Parker worked for the Manhattan Beach Police Department and was in Las Vegas celebrating her friend's birthday, according to reports.

Melinda Brockie, 31, a member of the Lummi Nation, was shot in the face and underwent surgery, according to a GoFundMe page set up for her. She is recovering in the intensive care unit. Brockie was with her husband, Travis, at the concert when the shooting began. According to LinkedIn, Brockie is pursuing a master's degree in social work at UW.

A couple from Maple Valley, meanwhile, were at the concert and were able to escape. Jennifer and Michael Morrison fled the concert when the shots started raining down on the crowd. Even after escaping the concert grounds, the Morrisons didn't stop running, they told the Seattle Times.

The Victims Of The Las Vegas Shooting

The Sunday night shooting is the deadliest in modern U.S. history. As of Tuesday morning, 59 people were dead and over 500 were injured. The shooter, Stephen Paddock, was firing on the concert from the 32nd story of the Mandalay Bay Hotel. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound before police broke into his hotel room.

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