On the night of October 1, 2017, a gunman opens fire on a crowd attending the final night of a country music festival in Las Vegas, killing 58 people and injuring more than 800. Although the shooting only lasted 10 minutes, the death and injury tolls made this massacre the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history at the time of the attack.
An accomplished Las Vegas investigative reporter was stabbed to death just outside his home — and area police are now hunting for his killer.
The stabbing of Jeff German, 69, was sparked by a fight with another person, police said. Officers found the Las Vegas Review-Journal journalist dead around 10:30 a.m. Saturday after responding to a 911 call.
The newspaper’s top editor said staff was “devastated to lose Jeff.”
“He was the gold standard of the news business,” said Executive Editor Glenn Cook in a statement.
“It’s hard to imagine what Las Vegas would be like today without his many years of shining a bright light on dark places.”
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