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Fundraising for Las Vegas Victims’ Fund lags behind other tragedies

The Las Vegas Victims’ Fund currently has around $17 million 58 people were killed and 546 people were injured during the Oct. 1 shooting Thousands more were at the Route 91 Harvest festival concert and are also in need of financial help In about the same amount of time, $61 million was raised for victims and survivors of the 2013 Boston Marathon attack $61 million raised for the 3 people who were killed and 246 who were injured Between mid-June 2016 and the end of September, $29.5 million was raised for victims and survivors of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting $29.5 million for the 49 who were killed and the 68 who were injured The Las Vegas Victims’ Fund will stop collecting money Jan. 31, 2018

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