Country Singer Jason Aldean Speaks Out After Las Vegas Shooting

Country Singer Jason Aldean Speaks Out After Las Vegas Shooting
Singer/songwriter Jason Aldean performs during Country Thunder Day 4 on July 23, 2017, in Twin Lakes, Wis. Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Country Thunder
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Country singer Jason Aldean has spoken out after the deadly shooting rampage in Las Vegas that left 59 people dead.

Aldean was performing at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas when gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire from his hotel room.

Right after the attack, Aldean said that he was safe. But two days later, he wrote on Instagram that he’s now afraid to raise his children in a world where such massacres can occur.

“Over the last 24 hrs I have gone through lots of emotions. Fear, Anger, Heartache, Compassion and many others. I truly don’t understand why a person would want to take the life of another,” he wrote on Instagram.

“Something has changed in this country and in this world lately that is scary to see. This world is becoming the kind of place i am afraid to raise my children in. At the end of the day we arent Democrats or Republicans, Whites or Blacks, Men or Women. We are all humans and we are all Americans and its time to start acting like it and stand together as ONE!” he posted.

He added: “That is the only way we will ever get this Country to be better than it has ever been, but we have a long way to go and we have to start now. My heart aches for the Victims and their families of this Senseless act. I am so sorry for the hurt and pain everyone is feeling right now and there are no words i can say to to take that pain away. Just know u all are in my heart and my prayers as we all go through this together. Time to come together and stop the hate! #stopthehate #prayforlasvegas.”