For country fans, grappling with attack on ‘the most American of music’
In one of his songs, the country music star Jason Aldean sings, “this might be the heartache that don’t stop hurting.”
That lyric has new resonance today. Sunday night Mr. Aldean was playing to thousands of fans at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on the Las Vegas strip when a sniper opened fire from the 32nd floor of a nearby hotel. In a matter of seconds a joyous gathering of music lovers was transformed into one of the worst tragedies in American history.
Modern mass shootings target places where people gather to connect – concerts, colleges, nightclubs, theaters, schools. They attack both individuals and different versions of community.
Now another American family struggles to recover following
