Tale of 2 brothers: 1 victim, 1 rescuer in Vegas shooting

Tale of 2 brothers: 1 victim, 1 rescuer in Vegas shooting | iNFOnews.ca
Nicholas (Nick) Robone, 28, left, and his brother Anthony (Tony), 25, are seen in this 2017 photo during a trip to Seattle. The brothers grew up close in Las Vegas, where they were the only siblings in the same family and shared a love of hockey and the same alma mater, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Tony grew up to be a firefighter and paramedic and has been credited with saving the life of his brother, who he was with when he was shot in the upper chest on Oct. 1 at a country music festival during the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Nick is expected to make a full recovery and be ready to return to work in six to eight weeks. (Emmanuel Banez via AP) A

LAS VEGAS – Nicholas and Anthony Robone are about as close as two brothers can be.

They were born and raised in the Las Vegas area, embraced hockey as kids and now live in a house they bought together.

So it wasn’t unusual that they were together at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on Oct. 1 when a gunman opened fire on the crowd from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel, striking Nick in the upper chest and forcing firefighter and paramedic Tony into the role of his big brother’s rescuer.

Nick is 28, works in marketing and is a popularassistant coach for the UNLV hockey team. He’s now on the mend, home from the hospital and expected to make a full recovery. His brother, Tony, is 25.

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