At least 59 people were killed after a gunman opened fire from a hotel room 32 floors above an outdoor country music festival Sunday night in Las Vegas. Here are profiles of some of those who died. Sonny Melton, Shielded Wife From the BulletsSonny Melton, a 29-year-old nurse from Big Sandy, Tenn., traveled to the music festival with his wife, Heather Gulish Melton, an orthopedic surgeon, to see one of their favorite country singers. He was shielding her from the gunfire when he was shot, said Jeremy Butler, who said he was...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 02, 2017 22:58 UTC