Gervais had suffered spinal injuries and was living in a nursing facility before being taken to the hospital Friday, authorities said. On Oct. 1, 2017, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock carried out a meticulously planned attack from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel across the street from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival. AdvertisementIn a Facebook group dedicated to survivors and victims of the shooting, Gervais’ death was mourned. “Our hearts, thoughts and prayers are with the family of Kim Gervais who became the 59th fatality of the Las Vegas mass shooting when her heart gave out over the weekend after bravely struggling from her injuries which had left her a paraplegic.”Las Vegas officials are considering adding another tree to the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden memorializing the victims, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Gervais’ sister, Dena Sarvela, told KPTV that the quadriplegic woman suffered immensely in the last two years.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 19, 2019 16:30 UTC