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The Line: Shooting Tragedy in Las Vegas, Nevada

October 6, 2017 – The news of the mass shooting last Sunday in Las Vegas, Nevada, has shaken our nation. A gunman opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Casino upon attendees at an open-air concert, killing close to 60 and wounding around 500. Gene Grant and the Line panelists try to make sense of this senseless act, and explore whether there is a way to prevent something like this from happening here.

Line Panelists:
Merritt Allen, Vox Optima LLC
Andy Lyman, reporter for NM Political Report
Sophie Martin, attorney
Dan McKay, reporter for the Albuquerque Journal

New Mexico in Focus is on hiatus as our team gears up for coverage of the general election; we'll be back with all new journalism in October.