'Tonight has been beyond horrific,' says country star who was on stage during Las Vegas shooting

The country star was playing at the Route 91 Harvest Festival when the shooting happened.

Jason Aldean was playing at the Route 91 Harvest Festival when the mass shooting that left at least 50 people dead and more than 200 injured took place.

The country superstar took to Instagram to express his disbelief over what happened:

"Tonight has been beyond horrific. I still dont know what to say but wanted to let everyone know that Me and my Crew are safe. My Thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved tonight. It hurts my heart that this would happen to anyone who was just coming out to enjoy what should have been a fun night. #heartbroken #stopthehate"

Fellow country star Jake Owen, who was on stage before Aldean, tweeted:

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