The 2017 Las Vegas Shooting: Canadian Connections

The 2017 Las Vegas Shooting: Canadian Connections

Author: Dark Poutine / Curiouscast May 18, 2026 Duration: 52:16
Episode 419: On the night of October 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire on more than 22,000 concertgoers at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on the Las Vegas Strip. In eleven minutes, 58 people were killed and hundreds more wounded — the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman in American history. Among the dead were four Canadians: Jordan McIldoon, 23, of Maple Ridge, British Columbia; Jessica Klymchuk, 34, a mother of four and beloved school librarian and bus driver from Valleyview, Alberta; Calla Medig, 28, of Jasper, Alberta, days away from a promotion she had earned; and Tara Roe Smith, 34, of Okotoks, Alberta, who became separated from her husband in the chaos — her family spending the next day searching. At least six more Canadians were wounded. Hundreds of others came home carrying something that doesn't show up in any injury count. Sources:LVMPD Criminal Investigative Report — October 1, 2017LVMPD Final Force Investigation Team Report (Internet Archive)FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit — Key Findings, Las Vegas Review Panel (2019)CSIS Public Report 2025 — Nihilistic Violent ExtremismWhat is Nihilistic Violent Extremism? — Global NewsJordan McIldoon — CBC NewsJessica Klymchuk — CBC NewsCalla Medig — CBC NewsTara Roe Smith — CBC News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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