'Property Brothers' news: Drew and Jonathan Scott announce solidarity for Las Vegas shooting victims
Victims of the Las Vegas shooting tragedy were given more support, as brothers Drew and Jonathan Scott of the hit HGTV show "Property Brothers" speak up about the incident that took place in their favorite city.
The two share a connection with the city of Las Vegas and its people, as they have a family compound in the city with their partners, parents, and older brother. "It's heartbreaking enough to hear of such a tragedy anywhere in the world, but when it's this close to home, it affects you even deeper," said the twin brothers in a statement. Jonathan also added that "Vegas is such a vibrant city known for welcoming people from all over the world with open arms. Sadly, in this dark hour, the city we love is struggling."
Despite being born in Canada and being constantly on the move due to their show, the two feel that they share the hardship that Las Vegas has suffered. The twins expressed their solidarity for the victims of the shooting and thanked the people who were first to take action amidst the incident, calling them "heroes."
Jonathan was also one of the people who had someone in the shooting incident and who also tensely awaiting news of what had happened to his friend. He even took to Twitter on Oct. 2 to seek help in finding his friend who might have been a victim of the shooting.
Oh my god, my heart hurts right now. This mass shooting is terrible in Vegas. I now know of one good friend who was there working at the concert and am trying to get details on her whereabouts. Such an evil things has been done tonight.
— JD Scott "Proppy" (@MrJDScott) October 2, 2017
The Las Vegas shooting incident took place on Monday, Oct. 1, where a lone 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire on a crowd of more than 22,000 in the Route 91 Harvest country music festival. A total of 58 people were killed and 527 others injured before Paddock himself committed suicide. The incident has now considered as the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
The authorities believe that Paddock acted solo and were confident that he was no longer a threat after confronting him in his hotel room, they did, however, find over 10 high-caliber rifles in his room where he had been staying since Sept. 28.
People willing to help the victims of the Las Vegas shooting incident can donate on the fundraising event in GoFundMe initiated by Steve Sisolak, the Clark County, Nevada commission chair.
