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'Beyond horrific:' Jason Aldean responds to the shooting at his Las Vegas concert that left 20 dead

Country singer Jason Aldean has described the shooting at his Las Vegas concert on Sunday night as "beyond horrific."

in Las Vegas, Nevada, when a gunman opened fire. At least 20 people are confirmed dead and more than 100 are injured.

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a "Pray for Las Vegas" photo to his 1.9 million followers on Instagram alongside this caption:

You can see the post below:

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The shooter, described by police as a local resident, opened fire from the 32nd floor of Mandalay Bay hotel on a crowd of several thousand people attending the music festival below. He appears to have had an automatic weapon.

Police stormed the building and killed the gunman, who they believe was the only attacker.

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