Country stars at Las Vegas concert shooting go online to share thoughts

Social media helped the country stars who were at the deadly Las Vegas concert get word to family, friends and fans that they were all right and were praying for the city.

Stars who performed at the three-day Route 91 Harvest Festival on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday night shared their concern for victims and gratitude to first responders, after a gunman killed more than 50.

Over 500 were also injured in the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.

The suspect, Stephen Paddock, 64, was found dead by a Las Vegas SWAT team in a Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino room, across the street from the festival.

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While most of the performers shared their shock and sympathies, in some instances, singers broke the news to their fans.

Jake Owen, who performed Sunday, posted one of the earliest tweets of the tragedy.

Gun shots!!! Vegas. Pray to god. Love you guys. Love you Pearl.

— Jake Owen (@jakeowen) October 2, 2017

He followed up with a vivid description of the chaos.

Gun shots were ringing off of the stage rigging and road cases. No one knew where to go..thank you LVPD and responders for keeping us safe

— Jake Owen (@jakeowen) October 2, 2017

Luke Combs, who had played earlier, alerted his followers to the seriousness of the situation.

Active shooter at @Route91Harvest in Vegas. We're safe. Love you guys.

— Luke Combs (@LukeCombsMusic) October 2, 2017

Jason Aldean was onstage when the shooting began on the famous Strip, bullets flying from across the street at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino. His set began about a half-hour beforehand.

He made his way to safety quickly.

Tonight has been beyond horrific. I still dont 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

A post shared by Jason Aldean (@jasonaldean) on Oct 2, 2017 at 1:17am PDT

Tyler Reeve, who also performed on the main stage Sunday, said in an online post he was “absolutely terrified”.

Really no words. Will never understand how people can do these things. Keep these people in your prayers… #vegas

— Tyler Reeve (@tylerreeve) October 2, 2017

The Brothers Osbourne tweeted:

A huge amount of love to the first responders in Las Vegas.

While we run to safety, they run into chaos. Thank you all so much.

— Brothers Osborne (@brothersosborne) October 2, 2017

Absolutely heartbroken and crushed by what happened in LV. That crowd was so full of love. Deepest condolences to the victims and families.

— Brothers Osborne (@brothersosborne) October 2, 2017

After his initial tweet, Combs later let fans know he was all right.

Me, the band, and crew are all safe. Been a long night, gonna try to get some sleep. Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers.

— Luke Combs (@LukeCombsMusic) October 2, 2017

Played Route 91 in Vegas the night before last. We were all singing. I'm in shock over this. Heartbroken for all those lives taken too soon.

— MAREN MORRIS (@MarenMorris) October 2, 2017

Arizona native Dierks Bentley, who was not in attendance, tweeted out Monday:

https://t.co/8MRvbINsOT pic.twitter.com/EadG0qxl3r

— Dierks Bentley (@DierksBentley) October 2, 2017

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