Country Stars React to Las Vegas Shooting
11/08/2017 03:13 pm EST
Jason Aldean reacts
Aldean was closing out the festival and was performing his last song when the shooting began. The star later shared an Instagram photo that read "Pray for Vegas."
"Tonight has been beyond horrific," he captioned the image. "I still don't know what to say but wanted to let everyone know that Me and my Crew are safe. My Thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved tonight. It hurts my heart that this would happen to anyone who was just coming out to enjoy what should have been a fun night. #heartbroken #stopthehate."
Aldean's wife, Brittany, also shared an Instagram photo with the same message.
"We are safe... our angels were definitely watching over us tonight," she wrote. "No words for what happened... Just horrific. Praying for everyone."
Festival artists respond
Several stars who played at the festival in the days prior, including Jake Owen, who witnessed the shooting, Maren Morris, Lauren Alaina, Dylan Scott and Chris Young, offered their condolences on Twitter.
The country community offers condolences
Other country stars including Brad Paisley, Martina McBride, Kacey Musgraves, Carrie Underwood and Kelsea Ballerini also shared their thoughts for those affected.
Photo Credit: Getty / Mindy Small
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