Arizona woman shot in Las Vegas attack to leave hospital
Terry Tang, Associated Press
Updated 5:08 pm, Wednesday, January 24, 2018
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Photo: Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press
Las Vegas mass shooting victim Jovanna Calzadillas, right, laughs along with husband Frank Calzadillas, left, during a news conference prior to her release from the Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Phoenix. The Mesa, Ariz., resident, and young mother of two children, was shot in the head during the nation's deadliest mass shooting on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017.
lessLas Vegas mass shooting victim Jovanna Calzadillas, right, laughs along with husband Frank Calzadillas, left, during a news conference prior to her release from the Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity
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Dr. Christina Kwasnica, right, talks about the type of gunshot injury sustained by Las Vegas mass shooting victim Jovanna Calzadillas, left, during a news conference prior to her release from the Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Phoenix. The Mesa, Ariz., resident, and young mother of two children, was shot in the head during the nation's deadliest mass shooting on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017.
lessDr. Christina Kwasnica, right, talks about the type of gunshot injury sustained by Las Vegas mass shooting victim Jovanna Calzadillas, left, during a news conference prior to her release from the Barrow
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Las Vegas mass shooting victim Jovanna Calzadillas, center, flanked by husband Frank Calzadillas, left and Dr. Christina Kwasnica, watch a video of Jovanna during a news conference prior to her release from the Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Phoenix. The Mesa, Ariz., resident, and young mother of two children, was shot in the head during the nation's deadliest mass shooting on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017.
lessLas Vegas mass shooting victim Jovanna Calzadillas, center, flanked by husband Frank Calzadillas, left and Dr. Christina Kwasnica, watch a video of Jovanna during a news conference prior to her release from the
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Las Vegas mass shooting victim Jovanna Calzadillas, middle, leaves a news conference with husband Frank Calzadillas, right, and therapist Ammon Lovell, left, prior to her release from the Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Phoenix. The Mesa, Ariz., resident, and young mother of two children, was shot in the head during the nation's deadliest mass shooting on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017.
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Click through the slideshow to see photos from the night of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
Click through the slideshow to see photos from the night of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
A cowboy hat lays in the street after a mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert that left dozens dead and hundreds injured.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This slideshow contains images that may not be appropriate for all readers
A cowboy hat lays in the street after a mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert that left dozens dead and hundreds injured.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This slideshow contains images that may not be appropriate for all readers
People hug and cry outside the Thomas & Mack Center after a mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival on October 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nevada, opened fire from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the music festival, leaving at least 50 people dead and hundreds injured.
lessPeople hug and cry outside the Thomas & Mack Center after a mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival on October 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64,
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People are directed to rides outside the Thomas & Mack Center after a mass shooting at a country music festival on October 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. People who could not go to hotel-casinos that were closed after the shooting are temporarily staying at the center. The gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nevada, opened fire from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the music festival, leaving at least 50 people dead and hundreds injured.
lessPeople are directed to rides outside the Thomas & Mack Center after a mass shooting at a country music festival on October 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. People who could not go to hotel-casinos that were
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People wait to get on a McCarran International Airport rental car bus outside the Thomas & Mack Center after a mass shooting at a country music festival on October 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. People who could not go to hotel-casinos that were closed after the shooting are temporarily staying at the center. The gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nevada, opened fire from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the music festival, leaving at least 50 people dead and hundreds injured. Police have confirmed that one suspect has been shot. The investigation is ongoing.
lessPeople wait to get on a McCarran International Airport rental car bus outside the Thomas & Mack Center after a mass shooting at a country music festival on October 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. People who
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Broken windows are seen on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino after a lone gunman opened fired on the Route 91 Harvest country music festival on October 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nevada, opened fire from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the music festival, leaving at least 50 people dead and hundreds injured. Police have confirmed that one suspect has been shot. The investigation is ongoing.
lessBroken windows are seen on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino after a lone gunman opened fired on the Route 91 Harvest country music festival on October 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The
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Broken windows are seen on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino after a lone gunman opened fired on the Route 91 Harvest country music festival on October 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nevada, opened fire from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the music festival, leaving at least 50 people dead and hundreds injured. Police have confirmed that one suspect has been shot. The investigation is ongoing.
lessBroken windows are seen on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino after a lone gunman opened fired on the Route 91 Harvest country music festival on October 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The
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People scramble for shelter at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after a gunman opened fire on a music festival in Las Vegas leaving at least 50 dead, hundreds injured.
People scramble for shelter at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after a gunman opened fire on a music festival in Las Vegas leaving at least 50 dead, hundreds injured.
People take cover at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after a gunman opened fire at a crowd of concertgoers. At least 50 people were killed and hundreds were hurt in the mass shooting.
People take cover at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after a gunman opened fire at a crowd of concertgoers. At least 50 people were killed and hundreds were hurt in the mass shooting.
Police officers stop a man who drove down Tropicana Ave. near Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Ave, which was closed after a mass shooting left at least 50 dead and hundreds hurt.
Police officers stop a man who drove down Tropicana Ave. near Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Ave, which was closed after a mass shooting left at least 50 dead and hundreds hurt.
A wounded woman is moved outside the Tropicana after a gunman shot and killed more than 50 people and injured hundreds at a concert in Las Vegas.
A wounded woman is moved outside the Tropicana after a gunman shot and killed more than 50 people and injured hundreds at a concert in Las Vegas.
Photo: Chase Stevens, AP
A woman sits on a curb at the scene of a shooting outside of a music festival along the Las Vegas Strip, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. Multiple victims were being transported to hospitals after a shooting late Sunday at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip.
lessA woman sits on a curb at the scene of a shooting outside of a music festival along the Las Vegas Strip, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. Multiple victims were being transported to hospitals after a shooting
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A wounded person is walked in on a wheelbarrow as Las Vegas police respond during an active shooter situation on the Las Vegas Stirp in Las Vegas Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. Multiple victims were being transported to hospitals after a shooting late Sunday at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)
lessA wounded person is walked in on a wheelbarrow as Las Vegas police respond during an active shooter situation on the Las Vegas Stirp in Las Vegas Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. Multiple victims were being transported
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An injured person is tended to in the intersection of Tropicana Ave. and Las Vegas Boulevard after a mass shooting at a country music festival nearby.
An injured person is tended to in the intersection of Tropicana Ave. and Las Vegas Boulevard after a mass shooting at a country music festival nearby.
Police and rescue personnel gather at the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Ave. after a mass shooting at a country music festival nearby.
Police and rescue personnel gather at the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Ave. after a mass shooting at a country music festival nearby.
A Las Vegas police officer tells people to stay in place after shots were fired near Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival. Dozens were killed and hundreds injured.
A Las Vegas police officer tells people to stay in place after shots were fired near Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival. Dozens were killed and hundreds injured.
Photo: David Becker, Getty Images
Police officers stand by as medical personnel tend to a person on Tropicana Ave. near Las Vegas Boulevard after a mass shooting at a country music festival nearby. More than 50 people are dead and hundreds were injured.
lessPolice officers stand by as medical personnel tend to a person on Tropicana Ave. near Las Vegas Boulevard after a mass shooting at a country music festival nearby. More than 50 people are dead and hundreds were
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A wounded woman is moved outside the Tropicana during an active shooter situation on the Las Vegas Strip. A gunman opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers killing at least 50 and injuring hundreds.
A wounded woman is moved outside the Tropicana during an active shooter situation on the Las Vegas Strip. A gunman opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers killing at least 50 and injuring hundreds.
Photo: Chase Stevens, AP
People run from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after a gunman opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured in the shooting making it the worst in U.S. history.
lessPeople run from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after a gunman opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured in the shooting making it the worst in U.S.
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A person takes cover at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
A person takes cover at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
People run for cover at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after a gunman opened fire on the crowd. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured in the shooting making it the worst in U.S. history.
People run for cover at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after a gunman opened fire on the crowd. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured in the shooting making it the worst in U.S. history.
A person runs from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after a gunman began shooting at concertgoers. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured in the shooting making it the worst in U.S. history.
A person runs from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after a gunman began shooting at concertgoers. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured in the shooting making it the worst in U.S. history.
Las Vegas police stand guard along the streets outside the the Route 91 Harvest country music festival grounds after a gunman started shooting at crowds of people. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured in the shooting making it the worst in U.S. history.
lessLas Vegas police stand guard along the streets outside the the Route 91 Harvest country music festival grounds after a gunman started shooting at crowds of people. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured
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Police officers point their weapons at a car driving down closed Tropicana Ave. near Las Vegas Boulevard after a mass shooting at a country music festival nearby. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured in the shooting making it the worst in U.S. history.
lessPolice officers point their weapons at a car driving down closed Tropicana Ave. near Las Vegas Boulevard after a mass shooting at a country music festival nearby. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured
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People carry a person at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after a gunman opened fire at a crowd of concertgoers. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured in the shooting making it the worst in U.S. history.
lessPeople carry a person at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after a gunman opened fire at a crowd of concertgoers. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured in the shooting making it the worst in
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People run from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after gunfire erupted at a Jason Aldeen concert. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured in the shooting making it the worst in U.S. history.
People run from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after gunfire erupted at a Jason Aldeen concert. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured in the shooting making it the worst in U.S. history.
A man in a wheelchair is taken away from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after a gunman opened fire. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured in the shooting making it the worst in U.S. history.
lessA man in a wheelchair is taken away from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after a gunman opened fire. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured in the shooting making it the worst in U.S.
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People tend to the wounded outside the Route 91 Harvest Country music festival grounds after a mass shooting Sunday night. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured in the shooting making it the worst in U.S. history.
lessPeople tend to the wounded outside the Route 91 Harvest Country music festival grounds after a mass shooting Sunday night. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured in the shooting making it the worst in
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People run from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after a mass shooting. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured in the shooting making it the worst in U.S. history.
People run from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after a mass shooting. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured in the shooting making it the worst in U.S. history.
People wait as the Tropicana Las Vegas goes on lockdown during an active shooter situation on the Las Vegas Strip. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured when a guman opened fire at a crowd of concertgoers, making it the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
lessPeople wait as the Tropicana Las Vegas goes on lockdown during an active shooter situation on the Las Vegas Strip. At least 50 were killed and hundreds injured when a guman opened fire at a crowd of
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A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer helps deliver bottled water to people at the Thomas & Mack Center after a mass shooting at a country music festival on October 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. People who could not go to hotel-casinos that were closed after the shooting are temporarily staying at the center and residents are donating supplies. The gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nevada, opened fire from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the music festival, leaving at least 50 people dead and hundreds injured. Police have confirmed that one suspect has been shot. The investigation is ongoing.
lessA Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer helps deliver bottled water to people at the Thomas & Mack Center after a mass shooting at a country music festival on October 2, 2017 in Las Vegas,
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Police form a perimeter around the road leading to the Mandalay Hotel (background) after a gunman killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 400 others when he opened fire on a country music concert in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 2, 2017. The gunman who opened fire on concertgoers from 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel was found dead, apparently of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, when a police SWAT team burst in, authorities said Monday.They said at least eight weapons, including a number of long rifles, were found in the room from where 64-year-old Stephen Paddock rained automatic fire into thousands of terrified people attending a country music concert across the street."We believe the individual killed himself prior to our entry," Las Vegas Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said. / AFP PHOTO / Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
lessPolice form a perimeter around the road leading to the Mandalay Hotel (background) after a gunman killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 400 others when he opened fire on a country music concert in Las
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A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer helps deliver blankets and food to people at the Thomas & Mack Center after a mass shooting at a country music festival on October 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. People who could not go to hotel-casinos that were closed after the shooting are temporarily staying at the center. A gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nevada, opened fire from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the music festival, leaving at least 50 people dead and hundreds injured. Police have confirmed that one suspect has been shot. The investigation is ongoing.
lessA Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer helps deliver blankets and food to people at the Thomas & Mack Center after a mass shooting at a country music festival on October 2, 2017 in Las Vegas,
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UNLV student Ajay Narang (L) and a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer use Narang's skateboard to help deliver bottled water to people at the Thomas & Mack Center after a mass shooting at a country music festival on October 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. People who could not go to hotel-casinos that were closed after the shooting are temporarily staying at the center. A gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nevada, opened fire from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the music festival, leaving at least 50 people dead and hundreds injured. Police have confirmed that one suspect has been shot. The investigation is ongoing.
lessUNLV student Ajay Narang (L) and a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer use Narang's skateboard to help deliver bottled water to people at the Thomas & Mack Center after a mass shooting at a
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People run from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after apparent gun fire was heard on October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. There are reports of an active shooter around the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
lessPeople run from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after apparent gun fire was heard on October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. There are reports of an active shooter around the Mandalay Bay Resort and
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Las Vegas Police stand at the scene of a shooting along the Las Vegas Strip, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. Multiple victims were being transported to hospitals after a shooting late Sunday at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip.
lessLas Vegas Police stand at the scene of a shooting along the Las Vegas Strip, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. Multiple victims were being transported to hospitals after a shooting late Sunday at a music
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Police officers stand at the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. Multiple victims were being transported to hospitals after a shooting late Sunday at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip.
lessPolice officers stand at the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. Multiple victims were being transported to hospitals after a
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A police officer takes cover behind a truck at the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Las Vegas. Multiple victims were being transported to hospitals after a shooting late Sunday at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip.
lessA police officer takes cover behind a truck at the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Las Vegas. Multiple victims were being transported
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Las Vegas police stand guard along the streets outside the the Route 91 Harvest country music festival grounds after a active shooter was reported on October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. There are reports of an active shooter around the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
lessLas Vegas police stand guard along the streets outside the the Route 91 Harvest country music festival grounds after a active shooter was reported on October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. There are reports of
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Reed Broschart, center, hug his girlfriend Aria James on the Las Vegas Strip in the aftermath of a mass shooting at a concert Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. The couple, both of Ventura, Calif., attended the concert. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
lessReed Broschart, center, hug his girlfriend Aria James on the Las Vegas Strip in the aftermath of a mass shooting at a concert Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. The couple, both of Ventura, Calif., attended
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Guns & Guitars, where Stephen Paddock bought a handgun and two rifles within the last year, according to the store's manager, in Mesquite, Nev., Oct. 2, 2017. More than 19 rifles were found in the hotel room of Paddock, the gunman in the Las Vegas mass shooting that killed at least 58 people, a law enforcement official confirmed, along with hundreds of rounds of ammunition. (Isaac Brekken/The New York Times)
lessGuns & Guitars, where Stephen Paddock bought a handgun and two rifles within the last year, according to the store's manager, in Mesquite, Nev., Oct. 2, 2017. More than 19 rifles were found in the hotel room
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FILE - In this June 7, 2017 file photo Jason Aldean performs during a surprise pop up concert at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn. Aldean was the headlining performer when a gunman opened fire at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday, Oct. 1. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
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Two women embrace outside of a family assistance center Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. The makeshift center was set up to help families and others reconnect after the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip. (AP Photo/John Locher)
lessTwo women embrace outside of a family assistance center Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. The makeshift center was set up to help families and others reconnect after the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Alleged shooter Stephen Paddock shot from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino hotel into a crowd at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on the Las Vegas Strip. (Yasmina Chavez/Las Vegas Sun via AP)
Alleged shooter Stephen Paddock shot from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino hotel into a crowd at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on the Las Vegas Strip. (Yasmina Chavez/Las Vegas Sun via AP)
Photo: Yasmina Chavez, MBO
People scramble for shelter at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after apparent gun fire was heard on October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A gunman has opened fire on a music festival in Las Vegas, leaving at least 20 people dead and more than 100 injured. Police have confirmed that one suspect has been shot. The investigation is ongoing. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
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Las Vegas police sweep through a convention center area during a lockdown Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, at the Tropicana Las Vegas following an active shooter situation on the Las Vegas Strip. Multiple victims were transported to hospitals after a deadly shooting late Sunday at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)
lessLas Vegas police sweep through a convention center area during a lockdown Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, at the Tropicana Las Vegas following an active shooter situation on the Las Vegas Strip. Multiple victims were
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A woman cries while hiding inside the Sands Corporation plane hangar after a mass shooting in which dozens were killed at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Al Powers/Invision/AP)
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Women make phone calls while taking shelter inside the Sands Corporation plane hangar after a mass shooting in which dozens were killed at Route 91 Harvest Festival on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Al Powers/Invision/AP)
lessWomen make phone calls while taking shelter inside the Sands Corporation plane hangar after a mass shooting in which dozens were killed at Route 91 Harvest Festival on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Al
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A young woman checks her phone while hiding inside the Sands Corporation plane hangar after a mass shooting in which dozens were killed at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Al Powers/Invsion/AP)
lessA young woman checks her phone while hiding inside the Sands Corporation plane hangar after a mass shooting in which dozens were killed at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Las Vegas.
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People hold hands in prayer while hiding inside the Sands Corporation plane hangar after a mass shooting in which dozens were killed at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Al Powers/Invision/AP)
lessPeople hold hands in prayer while hiding inside the Sands Corporation plane hangar after a mass shooting in which dozens were killed at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Al
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A woman hides inside the Sands Corporation plane hangar after a mass shooting in which dozens were killed at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Al Powers/Invision/AP)
A woman hides inside the Sands Corporation plane hangar after a mass shooting in which dozens were killed at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Al Powers/Invision/AP)
Photo: Powers Imagery, Powers Imagery/Invision/AP
Police officers advise people to take cover near the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Police officers advise people to take cover near the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Photo: John Locher, Associated Press
Two festivalgoers leave the area around the Mandalay Hotel after a gunman killed more than 50 people and wounded more than 500 others when he opened fire on a country music concert in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 2, 2017. Police said the gunman, a 64-year-old local resident named as Stephen Paddock, had been killed after a SWAT team responded to reports of multiple gunfire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay, a hotel-casino next to the concert venue. / AFP PHOTO / Mark RALSTONMARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images
lessTwo festivalgoers leave the area around the Mandalay Hotel after a gunman killed more than 50 people and wounded more than 500 others when he opened fire on a country music concert in Las Vegas, Nevada on
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Las Vegas police investigate a side street near the Las Vegas Village after a lone gunman opened fired on the Route 91 Harvest country music festival on October 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nevada, allegedly opened fire from a room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the music festival, leaving at least 58 people dead and over 500 injured. According to reports, Paddock killed himself at the scene. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
lessLas Vegas police investigate a side street near the Las Vegas Village after a lone gunman opened fired on the Route 91 Harvest country music festival on October 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The gunman,
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Discarded personal items covered in blood sit on Kovaln Lane, in the aftermath of the mass shooting leaving at least 58 dead and more than 500 injured, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Oct. 2, 2017. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
lessDiscarded personal items covered in blood sit on Kovaln Lane, in the aftermath of the mass shooting leaving at least 58 dead and more than 500 injured, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Oct. 2, 2017. (Marcus Yam/Los
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Debris is strewn through the scene of a mass shooting at a music festival near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Debris is strewn through the scene of a mass shooting at a music festival near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Photo: John Locher, Associated Press
Crime scene tape surrounds the Mandalay Hotel (background with shooters window damage top right) after a gunman killed at least 58 people and wounded more than 500 others when he opened fire on a country music concert in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 2, 2017. Police said the gunman, a 64-year-old local resident named as Stephen Paddock, had been killed after a SWAT team responded to reports of multiple gunfire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay, a hotel-casino next to the concert venue. / AFP PHOTO / Mark RALSTONMARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images
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Body-worn camera footage of the mass shooting is Las Vegas is released by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday, October 3, 2017.
Body-worn camera footage of the mass shooting is Las Vegas is released by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday, October 3, 2017.
Body-worn camera footage of the mass shooting is Las Vegas is released by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday, October 3, 2017.
Body-worn camera footage of the mass shooting is Las Vegas is released by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday, October 3, 2017.
Crystal Vo, left, and Khoi Trinh visit a makeshift memorial for victims of the shooting at a music festival, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, in Las Vegas. Authorities said Stephen Craig Paddock broke windows on the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino and began firing with a cache of weapons, killing dozens and injuring hundreds at the festival. (AP Photo/John Locher)
lessCrystal Vo, left, and Khoi Trinh visit a makeshift memorial for victims of the shooting at a music festival, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, in Las Vegas. Authorities said Stephen Craig Paddock broke windows on the
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Kris Kernstock of Midland, center, observes a moment of silence during a candlelight vigil for victims of the mass shooting which took place Sunday, Oct. 1 in Las Vegas, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Midland. (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net)
lessKris Kernstock of Midland, center, observes a moment of silence during a candlelight vigil for victims of the mass shooting which took place Sunday, Oct. 1 in Las Vegas, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 at Unitarian
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People light candles during a vigil for victims of the mass shooting which took place Sunday, Oct. 1 in Las Vegas, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Midland. (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net)
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People sing Amazing Grace during a candlelight vigil for victims of the mass shooting which took place Sunday, Oct. 1 in Las Vegas, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Midland. (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net)
lessPeople sing Amazing Grace during a candlelight vigil for victims of the mass shooting which took place Sunday, Oct. 1 in Las Vegas, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Midland.
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Umbareen Jamil of Midland, right, prays quietly alongside Safiyyah Khan of Midland, left, during a candlelight vigil for victims of the mass shooting which took place Sunday, Oct. 1 in Las Vegas, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Midland. (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net)
lessUmbareen Jamil of Midland, right, prays quietly alongside Safiyyah Khan of Midland, left, during a candlelight vigil for victims of the mass shooting which took place Sunday, Oct. 1 in Las Vegas, on Tuesday,
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Linda Forster of Bay City bows her head during a vigil for victims of the mass shooting which took place Sunday, Oct. 1 in Las Vegas, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Midland. (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net)
lessLinda Forster of Bay City bows her head during a vigil for victims of the mass shooting which took place Sunday, Oct. 1 in Las Vegas, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Midland.
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Shauna Barbeau of Midland, right, places her hand on the back of her daughter Anna, 9, as they listen during a vigil for victims of the mass shooting which took place Sunday, Oct. 1 in Las Vegas, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Midland. (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net)
lessShauna Barbeau of Midland, right, places her hand on the back of her daughter Anna, 9, as they listen during a vigil for victims of the mass shooting which took place Sunday, Oct. 1 in Las Vegas, on Tuesday,
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People sing Amazing Grace during a candlelight vigil for victims of the mass shooting which took place Sunday, Oct. 1 in Las Vegas, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Midland. (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net)
lessPeople sing Amazing Grace during a candlelight vigil for victims of the mass shooting which took place Sunday, Oct. 1 in Las Vegas, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Midland.
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FILE - This Feb. 1, 2013, file photo shows a "bump" stock next to a disassembled .22-caliber rifle at North Raleigh Guns in Raleigh, N.C. The gunman who unleashed hundreds of rounds of gunfire on a crowd of concertgoers in Las Vegas on Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, attached what is called a "bump-stock" to two of his weapons, in effect converting semiautomatic firearms into fully automatic ones. (AP Photo/Allen Breed, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2013, file photo, an employee of North Raleigh Guns demonstrates how a "bump" stock works at the Raleigh, N.C., shop. The gunman who unleashed hundreds of rounds of gunfire on a crowd of concertgoers in Las Vegas on Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, attached what is called a "bump-stock" to two of his weapons, in effect converting semiautomatic firearms into fully automatic ones. (AP Photo/Allen Breed, File)
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This Wednesday, June 29, 2016, photo shows guns on display at a gun store in Miami. After a gunman killed more than 50 people in Las Vegas in the nationÂs latest mass shooting, stocks in the gun industry rose, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
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A makeshift memorial for the victims of Sunday night's mass shooting stands at an intersection of the north end of the Las Vegas Strip, (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
A makeshift memorial for the victims of Sunday night's mass shooting stands at an intersection of the north end of the Las Vegas Strip, (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Photo: Drew Angerer
Charlene Ragsdale pauses at a memorial in Las Vegas, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. A gunman opened fire on an outdoor music concert on Sunday. It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, with over 50 people killed and hundreds injured, some by gunfire, some during the chaotic escape. (AP Photo/John Locher)
lessCharlene Ragsdale pauses at a memorial in Las Vegas, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. A gunman opened fire on an outdoor music concert on Sunday. It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, with over 50
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Flowers and signs are seen at a memorial site on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 in Las Vegas. A gunman opened fire on an outdoor music concert on Sunday. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Flowers and signs are seen at a memorial site on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 in Las Vegas. A gunman opened fire on an outdoor music concert on Sunday. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Roberto Lopez, from left, Briana Calderon and Cynthia Olvera, of Las Vegas, pause at a memorial site on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 in Las Vegas. Investigators trying to figure out why Stephen Paddock gunned down dozens of people from his high-rise hotel suite are analyzing his computer and cellphone, looking at casino surveillance footage and seeking to interview his longtime girlfriend. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Kris Delarosby, right, and Colleen Anderson, left, hold Charleen Jochim, center, as they walk towards a hospital in search of information on a missing friend, Steven Berger of Minnesota, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, in Las Vegas. The parents of Berger, who had been missing after the mass shooting in Las Vegas, say they have been notified on Tuesday afternoon that he was killed in the attack. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Ester Tapia cries at the scene of a mass shooting in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. A gunman opened fire on an outdoor music concert on Sunday. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Ester Tapia cries at the scene of a mass shooting in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. A gunman opened fire on an outdoor music concert on Sunday. (AP Photo/John Locher)
A woman visits a makeshift memorial for victims of the shooting at a music festival, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, in Las Vegas. Authorities said a gunman broke windows on the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino and began firing with a cache of weapons, killing dozens and injuring hundreds at the festival. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Las Vegas mass shooting victim Jovanna Calzadillas, right, reads from a prepared statement with husband Frank Calzadillas, left, during a news conference prior to her release from the Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Phoenix. The Mesa, Ariz., resident, and young mother of two children, was shot in the head during the nation's deadliest mass shooting on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017.
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Las Vegas mass shooting victim Jovanna Calzadillas gestures to the media at the conclusion of a news conference prior to her release from the Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Phoenix. The Mesa, Ariz., resident, and young mother of two children, was shot in the head during the nation's deadliest mass shooting on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017.
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Las Vegas mass shooting victim Jovanna Calzadillas, right, laughs along with husband Frank Calzadillas, left, during a news conference prior to her release from the Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Phoenix. The Mesa, Ariz., resident, and young mother of two children, was shot in the head during the nation's deadliest mass shooting on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017.
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Dr. Christina Kwasnica, right, talks about the type of gunshot injury sustained by Las Vegas mass shooting victim Jovanna Calzadillas, left, during a news conference prior to her release from the Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Phoenix. The Mesa, Ariz., resident, and young mother of two children, was shot in the head during the nation's deadliest mass shooting on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017.
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Las Vegas mass shooting victim Jovanna Calzadillas smiles during a news conference prior to her release from the Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Phoenix. The Mesa, Ariz., resident, and young mother of two children, was shot in the head during the nation's deadliest mass shooting on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017.
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Las Vegas mass shooting victim Jovanna Calzadillas, center, is helped by therapist Ammon Lovell, right, as Jovanna's husband Frank Calzadillas, left, arrives for a news conference prior to her release from the Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Phoenix. The Mesa, Ariz., resident, and young mother of two children, was shot in the head during the nation's deadliest mass shooting on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017.
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Las Vegas mass shooting victim Jovanna Calzadillas, center, flanked by husband Frank Calzadillas, left and Dr. Christina Kwasnica, watch a video of Jovanna during a news conference prior to her release from the Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Phoenix. The Mesa, Ariz., resident, and young mother of two children, was shot in the head during the nation's deadliest mass shooting on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017.
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Arizona woman shot in Las Vegas attack to leave hospital
PHOENIX (AP) — More than three months after she was shot in the head in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history and put on life support, an Arizona woman is smiling and talking, demonstrating a recovery that doctors at a Phoenix hospital are calling miraculous.
Jovanna Calzadillas will leave Barrow Neurological Institute Thursday and go home with her husband and two children.
Arriving at a news conference Wednesday in a wheelchair with her right side immobile, she smiled and said hello to reporters as she was lifted onto a seat in front of news cameras.
Declining to take questions, she instead slowly read from her own short, prepared statements.
"On Oct. 1, a part of me changed that night," she said. "Even though I will not be the same Jovanna, I will come back strong."
That night is when the 30-year-old mother and her husband, Frank, a police officer with the Salt River Police in metro Phoenix, were at the outdoor Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas. They were celebrating his recent return from an Air Force deployment in Afghanistan.
They were cheering for country singer Jason Aldean when gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire on the crowd from his room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay resort. He killed 58 people and wounded 851 others before killing himself.
A critically wounded Calzadillas was taken to University Medical Center in Las Vegas. Three doctors told her husband there was nothing they could do and she had a "non-survivable injury."
While considering whether to take her off life support, Frank Calzadillas dreamed that his wife came to him.
"She hugged me and kissed me and she said everything's going to be OK. She just walked away" he said.
So Calzadillas' family instead made plans to fly her back to Phoenix for medical care closer to home. She arrived at Barrow on Oct. 19. One of her physicians, Dr. Lindley Bliss, said Calzadillas could not breathe on her own, was on a respirator and that her prognosis was "pretty grim."
The only positive sign, Bliss said, was that Calzadillas "was more alert than we expected."
Dr. Christina Kwasnica, medical director of the institute's neuro-rehabilitation center, said the bullet hit the left side of Calzadillas' brain, the side that processes language.
So a medical team first focused on therapies for Calzadillas that didn't require language comprehension but would at least strengthen areas of her body that still functioned. They also decreased pain medications and sedatives. This led to Calzadillas becoming more responsive.
By the beginning of November, she no longer needed a ventilator. Two weeks later, she could drink from a cup on her own and eat ice cream. She has since been going for short walks with the help of a device called an exoskeleton, a wearable robot designed to help patients with brain injuries walk.
Her speech also began coming back. Her first words? "God damn it," according to Frank Calzadillas. "Her dad told her 'Don't say that. You're supposed to be the miracle child.'"
Frank Calzadillas said he doesn't blame any of the Las Vegas doctors for their initial prognosis.
"Medical science is what it is," he said.
Now, the couple is looking forward to lounging on the couch and watching movies with their 11-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter. Calzadillas is also happy that she will "get to boss my husband around."
They've also received widespread support from family, friends and the community. The Salt River Police Department started a GoFundMe page in October which has garnered more than $87,000 in donations.
While the couple can laugh together now, Frank Calzadillas knows there's a long road ahead.
"The very first thing she remembers when she woke up was panic because she couldn't talk. We still live those days," he said. "We still have those hard times where it's very emotional. It's still a struggle."
Calzadillas will be doing out-patient therapy now. She is determined to do it for however long it takes to regain her strength and mobility.
"My kids and my family — I will not quit on them and I will not quit on myself."
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