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Vegas native Killebrew: 'My heart was broken'

Detroit Lions safety Miles Killebrew grew up in Las Vegas. He moved to Henderson, Nevada in high school, which is just 16 miles southeast of Las Vegas, but said Monday he's always considered himself a Vegas kid.

He was no-doubt troubled when he woke up Monday morning and heard about the mass shooting at a country music concert outside of the Mandalay Bay Casino on the Las Vegas strip that killed at least 58 people and wounded hundreds more.

“It’s a tragic time in Vegas,” Killebrew said. “We have a lot of people struggling. Just praying for the best.