Las Vegas Shooting Research Paper

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The article about the Las Vegas shooting is about a true hero that was willing to risk his own life for strangers and his family. His name is Jonathan Smith and he is 30 years old with a great heart putting other people's well-being before his own. He saved more than one person and his bravery didn’t go unnoticed. The incident happened at Route 91 Harvest Festival full of innocent people. While saving other people Jonathan got shot at at least two times, which caused him to have two severe injuries. This event caused him to currently live with a bullet in his neck which might be there for the rest of his life.
The article about the kidnapper is about a teenageer that did a great thing out of the kindness in his heart. His name is Temar Boggs

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