Station Casinos LLC said Monday that it committed $1 million to support those affected by the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
Las Vegas Shooting
The show must go on, as they say. But not tonight. Many venues went dark Monday night to mourn and pay tribute to victims of Sunday’s Route 91 Harvest festival shooting at the Village.
Neysa Tonks, a mother of three, has been identified as one of the 59 people killed in the shooting at Route 91 Harvest music festival Sunday night in Las Vegas.
Hannah Ahlers, a 34-year-old mother of three from Beaumont, California, was one of the 59 victims killed after a gunman open fired on a crowded country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip.
The Las Vegas area restaurant community has been scrambling all day, eager to support victims of the Mandalay Bay shooting, their families, first responders and anyone else who might need a comforting meal or snack.
Siegel Group Nevada, Boyd Gaming, South Point and Station Casinos are offering free stays at their properties for victims of the Mandalay Bay mass shooting and/or their family members.
Elisha Espejo knew that the sounds she was hearing weren’t fireworks, and the few extra seconds that realization offered were enough to allow Espejo and her friends to escape the Route 91 Harvest concert just in time.
Jordan Mitchell was backstage, enjoying a post-show beer with her bandmates. Minutes later, she’d be taking cover under the festival’s main stage.
Laughter and excited conversation usually echo across the cavernous baggage claim area at McCarran International Airport, but the baggage claim was unusually quiet Monday.
A lifelong Massachusetts resident was among those killed in the attack on the Route 91 Harvest country music festival Sunday.
What such sorrow has displayed in the hours following those tragic moments is that we as a city and state can’t be broken, that together we are much stronger than any singular force of abomination.
The horror that unfolded Sunday night on the Las Vegas Strip was the lead story in news outlets around the world.
Engulfing Las Vegas in a bloody tragedy that has left this city shocked and weeping, the mass shooting Sunday night at the Route 91 Harvest Festival near Mandalay Bay also has shaken local performers, personalities and entertainment executives, who reflected on its effect on them and the possible repercussions for the entertainment scene.
Leaders in law enforcement, emergency responders, and politicians briefed the media on the newest updates to the deadly mass shooting at Mandalay Bay hotel. They also emphasized the strength of the community in response to the tragedy.
The race is scheduled to take place Nov. 11-12 on the Las Vegas Strip.