Conan O'Brien Has A Chilling Question After Las Vegas Massacre

Rebecca Shapiro
Updated

Conan O’Brien responded to news of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history with sobering perspective and a set of poignant questions.

O’Brien arrived at work on Monday morning and the show’s head writer handed him a file containing the remarks he gave following the Sandy Hook massacre in 2012 and the 2016 mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The writer then suggested that O’Brien review his prior comments before responding to the shooting in Las Vegas that left at least 58 people dead, plus the gunman, and 500 injured.

“That struck me,” O’Brien said. “How could there be a file of mass shooting remarks for a late-night host? When did that become normal? When did this become a ritual? And what does it say about us that it has?”

Watch O’Brien’s full response in the video above.

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People hug and cry outside the Thomas & Mack Center after a mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival on Oct. 2, 2017, in Las Vegas.
People hug and cry outside the Thomas & Mack Center after a mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival on Oct. 2, 2017, in Las Vegas.
A cowboy hat lies in the street.
A cowboy hat lies in the street.
Las Vegas police search for the gunman while protecting fleeing fans.
Las Vegas police search for the gunman while protecting fleeing fans.
Fans run from the Route 91 Harvest festival after a gunman opened fire.
Fans run from the Route 91 Harvest festival after a gunman opened fire.
Others dive for cover.
Others dive for cover.
Some fans drop to the ground.
Some fans drop to the ground.
People run from the Route 91 Harvest festival.
People run from the Route 91 Harvest festival.
People scramble for cover.
People scramble for cover.
A man in a wheelchair is helped away.
A man in a wheelchair is helped away.
People run for cover. 
People run for cover. 
A person takes cover amid the shooting. 
A person takes cover amid the shooting. 
 A person runs barefoot from the shooting. 
 A person runs barefoot from the shooting. 
Police officers stop a man who drove down Tropicana Avenue near Las Vegas Boulevard, which had been closed.
Police officers stop a man who drove down Tropicana Avenue near Las Vegas Boulevard, which had been closed.
A pair of cowboy boots lies in the street outside the concert venue.
A pair of cowboy boots lies in the street outside the concert venue.

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