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Police run to cover at the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Las Vegas. Multiple victims were being transported to hospitals after a shooting late Sunday at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip.
Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017 | 2:34 p.m.
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt announced today that his office is providing $600,000 to help pay for overtime accrued by Metro Police following the Oct. 1 mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip.
The nontaxpayer funds are from an unrelated lawsuit settlement, officials said.
Gov. Brian Sandoval directed that release of the money be expedited so it is available to Metro within the next two weeks.
“Together with Gov. Sandoval, I am committed to assisting (Metro) to offset costs for heroic first responders in the wake of this horrific tragedy,” Laxalt said in a news release.
Sandoval said state officials would “continue to provide any additional resources necessary” to assist Metro with the investigation and to “help ensure the tireless efforts of its officers are compensated.”
“These funds are an important step in those efforts,” Sandoval said.
The federal government previously announced it would provide $1 million to the Nevada Department of Emergency Management to assist with overtime costs.
The Oct. 1 shooting during the Route 91 Harvest music festival killed 58 people and injured more than 500 others.
