A vendor leaves a gate at the Las Vegas Village, the site of the Oct. 1 Route 91 Harvest festival mass shooting, Wednesday Nov.1, 2017.
Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 | 4:06 p.m.
One month after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the Route 91 Harvest Festival site was opened to vendors today to retrieve items left behind.
Truck after truck entered and exited the site on Wednesday morning as various companies packed up their belongings. Workers could be seen taking down lighting and other stage-related items, while others wheeled out vendor carts and loaded them on waiting cargo trucks.
A group of four men monitored the lone gate, ensuring order was kept during the removal process. The dozens of people working on the site at one time was the most activity the area has seen in several weeks.
A stipulated case management order filed on Monday was responsible for the vendors being allowed to access their property after they toured the site on Tuesday.
Legal representatives for a trio of shooting victims in litigation against several entities, including site owner MGM Resorts International, visited the area on Tuesday, taking photos and shooting video for their cases.
The site was released by law enforcement officials for biohazard cleanup on Oct. 17. That work was completed on Oct. 27.
After the cleanup, it was intended for vendors to come in and pick up their merchandise, but a court order delayed that by a few days, in order for the legal teams for the shooting victims to conduct their tour.
An MGM Resorts representative declined to comment on the retrieval process.
