Digital Communication 2001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: 2017 Las Vegas Shooting, Raymond Williams, Stephen Paddock

• School: Western University
• Department: Digital Communication
• Course: Digital Communication 2001A/B
• Professor: Carolyn Guertin

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