Tara Smith (Las Vegas mass shooting victim)
Tara Smith (Las Vegas mass shooting victim)
Tara Ann Smith (née Tara Roe**, September 1, 1983 - October 1, 2017) was a model and educational assistant from Canada. She was one of the victims of the Mandalay Bay Resort mass shooting on October 1, 2017. [1]
Personal Life
Family
Tara & Zach Smith on their wedding day (circa 2009)
Tara Smith was married to her husband Zach.
Together, they have two sons: Lennon and Louie.
Career
She also worked as an educational assistant at the Foothills School Division.
Death
On October 1, 2017, Tara Smith was fatally shot in the Mandalay Bay Resort mass shooting. She was attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival with her husband in a weekend getaway.
She was one of four Canadian casualties of the attack; the other three are Jessica Klymchuk, Calla Medig, and Jordan McIldoon.
Smith's modeling agency released a statement on Facebook regarding her death:
Sophia Models would like to send out our condolences to Tara Roe's family and friends. She worked as a model for our agency for over 10 yrs, She was always a friendly face and had a very caring spirit. We are saddened, shocked and pray for everyone affected by this tragedy.
Over $140,000 was raised for Zach and the rest of Tara Roe Smith's family via GoFundMe.