Las Vegas Boulevard reopens, 5 days after mass shooting
A view of the the Strip near Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A view looking down Las Vegas Boulevard following an active shooter situation that left 50 dead and over 200 injured on the Las Vegas Strip during the early hours of Monday, Oct. 2, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
A view looking down Las Vegas Boulevard following an active shooter situation that left 50 dead and over 200 injured on the Las Vegas Strip during the early hours of Monday, Oct. 2, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Pedestrians look on as Las Vegas police respond during an active shooter situation on the Las Vegas Strip near Tropicana Avenue in Las Vegas on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Five days after the deadly mass shooting on the Strip, all lanes of Las Vegas Boulevard have reopened.
At 5:20 p.m. Friday, the Metropolitan Police Department announced on Twitter that all lanes were open.
Portions of the Strip have remained closed throughout the week while police investigated the shooting, which left 59 dead and injured 489.
Giles Road from Reno Avenue to Mandalay Bay Road will remain closed for several more days, police said. The area is near the site of the country music Route 91 Harvest Festival. The shooting occurred during the festival.
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