Pain and pride at Oct. 1 events around Las Vegas — PHOTOS
Azucena Kapel, Spanish interpreter for University Medical Center, face to camera, receives a hug from her co-worker who didn't give her name after a sunrise remembrance ceremony Oct. 1, 2018, at the Clark County Government Center to honor the lives of the 58 victims whose lives were lost last year. Kapel was on duty at the hospital when the shooting happened. (Chitose Suzuki Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto)
Las Vegas Emerald Society Pipes & Drums members rehearse before a sunrise remembrance ceremony Oct. 1, 2018, at the Clark County Government Center Amphitheater. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto)
Attendees stand as the national anthem is played during a sunrise remembrance ceremony Oct. 1, 2018, at the Clark County Government Center Amphitheater. (Chitose Suzuki Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto)
Mynda Smith, sister of Route 91 victim Neysa Tonks, center, and her parents, Debbie and Chris Davis, are ready to release a dove during a sunrise remembrance ceremony Oct. 1, 2018, at the Clark County Government Center Amphitheater. (Chitose Suzuki Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto)
People attend a sunrise remembrance ceremony Oct. 1, 2018, at the Clark County Government Center Amphitheater. (Chitose Suzuki Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto)
Lisa Ernst, left, and Ellie Fiest pet therapy dog P.J. while doing rounds throughout Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center to help brighten staffers' moods on the anniversary of the Oct. 1 shooting. Ernst and Fiest both had friends taken to the hospital the day of the shooting and came to the hospital with a shooting-survivors group to show support. (Caroline Brehman/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ellie Fiest, who visited Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center to show support, shows off nails that were decorated for the occasion Oct. 1, 2018. (Caroline Brehman/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ellysia Banks, chaplin at the Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, wears a "Vegas Strong" pin on her name badge Oct. 1, 2018. (Caroline Brehman/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A rose is left at the east gate of Las Vegas Village on Oct. 1, 2018. (Todd Prince/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A police car blocks Giles Road behind the grounds where the Route 91 Harvest festival was held a year earlier on Monday, Oct. 1. (Todd Prince/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A man and a woman sign a memorial behind the festival grounds Oct. 1, 2018. (Todd Prince/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Heather Clapp, 37, and Nancy Murray, 67, visit a cross in honor of Dorene Anderson, who lost her life in the Oct. 1, 2017, shooting. (Meghin Delaney/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jon Merrill, a member of the Vegas Golden Knights, donates blood during the Vitalent blood drive Oct. 1, 2018, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. (Mat Luschek/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
On the one-year anniversary of the Route 91 Harvest festival shootings, Las Vegans shared hugs, somber remembrances and smiles as “Vegas Strong” signs throughout the city served as a reminder of the city’s resolve.
Survivors visited the ‘Welcome to Las Vegas’ sign in an effort to gain closure, locals queued up to donate blood and Mandalay Bay’s president praised the city’s humanity after the shootings. Twitter was similarly busy, with well-wishes and recollections shared via #1October.
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