James "Sonny" Melton, age 29
Lost to gun violence on October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Photo sources:
- ABC News: Las Vegas shooting: Surgeon whose husband died shielding her from gunfire says 'he saved my life'
- Photos of James “Sonny” Melton - Find A Grave...
- Oct 6: USA TODAY: Here are all the victims of the Las Vegas shooting
- Photos of James “Sonny” Melton - Find a Grave...
News sources:
- Oct 2: A Burst of Gunfire, a Pause, Then Carnage in Las Vegas That Would Not Stop
- U.S.: Las Vegas gunman's girlfriend says no advance knowledge of massacre
- Las Vegas officials give timeline of mass shooting
- KTNV: UPDATE: Almost 60 people dead after mass shooting on Las Vegas Strip
- Gun Violence Archive
Also killed were:
- Adrian Allan Murfitt, age 35
- Andrea Lee Anna Castilla, age 28
- Angela Christine "Angie" Gomez, age 20
- Austin Cooper Meyer, age 24
- Austin William Davis, age 29
- Bailey Dee Schweitzer, age 20
- Brennan Lee Stewart, age 30
- Brett Schwanbeck, age 61
- Brian Scott Fraser, age 39
- Calla Marie Medig, age 28
- Cameron Lee Robinson, age 28
- Candice Ryan Bowers, age 40
- Carly Ann Buchholtz Kreibaum, age 33
- Carrie Lee Parsons, age 31
- Carrie Rae Barnette, age 34
- Christiana Mae "Chrissy" Duarte, age 22
- Christopher James "Chris" Hazencomb, age 44
- Dana Leann Gardner, age 52
- Denise Brenna Salmon Burditus, age 50
- Denise Cohen, age 58
- Derrick Dean "Bo" Taylor, age 56
- Dorene Johnston Anderson, age 49
- Erick Steven Silva, age 22
- Hannah Lassette Mageira Ahlers, age 34
- Heather Lorraine Warino Alvarado, age 35
- Jack Reginald Beaton, age 54
- Jennifer Marie "Jenny" Parks, age 35
- Jennifer Topaz Irvine, age 42
- Jessica Klymchuk, age 28
- John Joseph Phippen, age 56
- Jordan Alan McIldoon, age 23
- Jordyn N. Rivera, age 21
- Kelsey Breanne Meadows, age 28
- Keri Lynn Poole Galvan, age 31
- Kurt Allen Von Tillow, age 55
- Larry Parra, age 40
- Laura Anne Shipp, age 50
- Lisa Marie Marhefka Patterson, age 46
- Lisa Romero Muniz, age 48
- Melissa Ann Ramirez, age 26
- Michelle Vo, age 32
- Neysa C. Davis Tonks, age 46
- Nicholas Joseph Diamond, age 29
- Patricia Louise Mestas, age 67
- PO Christopher Louis "Chris" Roybal, age 28
- Quinton Robbins, age 20
- Rachael Kathleen Parker, age 33
- Rhonda M. Zeleneski LeRocque, age 42
- Rocio Guillen Rocha, age 40
- Sandra Lee "Sandy" Casey, age 35
- SFC Charleston V. "Chucky" Hartfield, age 34
- Stacee Ann Rodrigues Etcheber, age 50
- Steven Richard "Steve" Berger, age 44
- Susan Smith, age 53
- Tara Ann Roe Smith, age 34
- Teresa Nicol Kimura, age 38
- Thomas Allen Day, Jr., age 57
- Victor Loyd Link, age 55
- William Winfield "Bill" Wolfe, Jr, age 42
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