Of the 22,000 concert goers on the Las Vegas strip for at the Route 91 Harvest festival, some of the witnesses of Sunday night's shooting were people from Nashville.
There were ten people working at the festival from Losers Bar and Grill, which also has a bar in the MGM Grand. Five of those people were at the concert, four bartenders and a manager were there when shots first rang out, according to a General Manager.
The bartenders fled their stations as the manager hid. Losers is reporting no one was injured from their staff, though they are shaken up following the shooting.
Also at the concert, nine crew members who work for Bandit Lites were there as crew for Jason Aldean, who was performing when the shooting started. Chair of the organization Michael Strickland said all of his crew members were alright.
"Last time I talked to them, they were still in lock down sitting on the bus" said Strickland. "It was really a tale of confusion and being terrified. No one knew what it was or where it was coming from. Eventually they figured out it was gunfire and the bullets were raining down from above."
He isn't clear about what will happen with Aldean's tour, but he said Bandit Lites will be there for its employees as they process what has happened.
"We cannot let people who would do things like this define us or defeat us and destroy us. As american we have to go on and be strong and continue our life and figure out ways to safely have these kinds of events and show them we're stronger than they are," said Strickland.
The nearby area went into chaos as well when people tried to flee for their lives. Kelly Spalding was inside the Bellagio when she and her husband heard of the shooting, as they were leaving, they saw a crowd of people running down the street.
"When we reached the bottom of the escalator, there were a lot of people running and yelling and screaming and looking behind them. At that point we thought the shooter was in pursuit," said Spalding. In the confusion, Spalding said one of the staff at the Bellagio thought there might be a shooter inside the hotel and casino. People took cover under tables and in bathrooms.
"So, at that point, everyone was trying to get out into the street," Spalding said. "It was mass confusion and it was really scary. Because there were so many reports of multiple shooters in multiple locations, nobody really knew what really was going on."
She and her husband were on lockdown in the Bellagio until 3:00 in the morning. Then they were allowed to leave through a back exit to go back to their hotel.
"With no information and not really knowing what was going on, it was really terrifying," said Spalding.
