The headlines rang out early Monday morning as many of us were
preparing to leave home for work: DEADLIEST MASS SHOOTING IN US
HISTORY. Coffee. IT WAS MADNESS. Toasted bagel.
50+ KILLED, MORE THAN 500 INJURED. Orange Juice. THERE
WAS BLOOD EVERYWHERE.
Sunday night at the highlight concert of the Route 91 Harvest
Festival, 64-year-old Steven Paddock smashed out two windows in his
32nd floor suite at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas
and rained down terror on the 20,000+ unassuming concertgoers at
the festival below. To date, the death toll has risen to 59, with
more than 527 injured victims.
Due to the sheer number of those affected, we are all likely to
know someone who was in attendance or affected by this tragedy in
some way. As the nation mourns with the families of those who lost
loved ones, employers are wondering what they can do to assist their employees in
the healing process.
