It has been a heartbreaking day for the wounded and families of the victims in Las Vegas, NV. The first of the 59 concertgoers killed have been formally identified. 

• Sonny Melton, a 29-year-old nurse, was fatally shot in the back as he and wife Heather tried to flee
• Jordan McIldoon, 23, a mechanic’s apprentice, was at the festival with his girlfriend when he was shot dead
• Quinton Robbins, 20, of Henderson, Nevada, along with kindergarten teacher and mother-of-two Jenny Parks and Susan Smith, 53, an office manager for the Simi Valley Unified School District were also killed
• Denise Salmon Burditus, 50, reportedly died in her husband Tony Burditus’ arms just minutes after posting a picture of themselves at the festival
• Mom-of-four Jessica Klymchuk, Adrian Murfitt, 35, John Phippen, Rhonda LeRocque, Dana Gardner, Bailey Schweitzer, Angie Gomez, school secretary Lisa Romero, and Charleston Hartfield were also victims
• Melissa Ramirez, who was a graduate of California State University at Baskerville, and 35-year-old special education teacher from southern California Sandy Casey were also killed in the horrific shooting
• Mother-of-three, Neysa Tonks, was the latest victim who was identified; she leaves behind her three sons
• Rachael Parker, 33, was with fellow off-duty officers when Paddock opened fire, she later died at the hospital

PICTURED: First victims of Las Vegas music festival mass shooting https://t.co/KxGKpvn9hv pic.twitter.com/iTp2h57Ozi

— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) October 2, 2017