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Vegas Mass Shooting

People visit a memorial garden for victims of a mass shooting in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas panel seeks ideas on mass shooting memorial
March 1, 2021
A panel planning a permanent memorial to the 2017 massacre on the Las Vegas Strip made a nationwide call on Monday for ideas about how best to remember the ...
Metro Police Officer Ulysses Gomez says the discipline required to succeed in mixed martial arts prepared him for a career in law enforcement.
Moved by Oct. 1 shooting, former MMA fighter finds his calling as Metro cop
Feb. 24, 2021
The seed had been planted by his father and his friends already in the department. They would tell him that his skills as a professional fighter would transfer to law enforcement: the way he communicates, his composure and training for high-stress situations.
Karin Telle looks at memorial crosses for the victims of the Oct. 1 mass shooting during a sunrise remembrance ceremony at the Clark County Government Center, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018.
'We are not rushing': Panel begins solemn task of shaping an Oct. 1 shooting memorial
Nov. 28, 2020
There’s no perfect answer in how a permanent memorial honoring the victims of the Oct. 1, 2017, Las Vegas mass shooting should look and feel. The Clark County committee ...
Shooting survivor Connie Long, left, and Debby Allen, mother of shooting victim Christopher Roybal, embrace during a 1 October Sunrise Remembrance ceremony at the Clark County Government Center amphitheater Thursday, Oct 1, 2020.
Las Vegas mass shooting 'does not fade from one’s memory'
Oct. 1, 2020
Holding back tears, the father spoke about college graduations, marriage engagements, child births and first homes purchased by members of his daughter’s circle.
In this Feb. 4, 2019, file photo, assembly members gather before the Nevada State Assembly in Carson City.
Nevada Legislature could grant cities, counties leeway in limiting guns
Oct. 1, 2020
The Nevada Legislature will likely consider overturning a law that prohibits local governments from establishing stricter gun control measures than the state ...
Sheriff Joe Lombardo speaks during a news conference at Metro Police headquarters Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. Metro released their final report on the Oct. 1 mass shooting.
'It just kept getting worse': Lombardo recalls Oct. 1 shooting 3 years later
Oct. 1, 2020
Gunfire had stopped at the Route 91 Harvest music festival by the time Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo arrived at the fairgrounds three years ago.
The names and photos of the 58 victims from the 2017 Route 91 shooting can be seen on the crosses Greg Zanis placed near the Welcome to Las Vegas sign Tues. Oct. 1, 2019, in honor of those that lost their lives on this day, two years ago, during the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting.
Judge approves $800M payout plan for Las Vegas Strip shooting victims
Sept. 30, 2020
A court today approved a total of $800 million in payouts from casino company MGM Resorts International and its insurers to more than 4,400 relatives and victims of ...
Sabrina Mercadante, left, and Tiffany Reardon visit the Community Healing Garden on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in downtown Las Vegas. The two longtime friends from Henderson annually attended the Route 91 Harvest music festival and were in the crowd on the night of the mass shooting. Both continue to struggle with the memories of that night.
'Guardian angels' share enduring bond strengthened by tragedy
Sept. 30, 2020
The Route 91 Harvest music festival was for years a highlight for their friend group, when Tiffany Reardon, Sabrina Mercadante and several others would book hotel rooms on the Strip for the long weekend even though they live in Henderson.
Ivette Cerna, pictured Monday during a visit to the Community Healing Garden, says the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting taught her to relish each day. "I don’t take anything for granted because nothing is given,” said Cerna, who was in the concert crowd three years ago.
For elementary school teacher, ‘Vegas Strong’ is a way of life
Sept. 30, 2020
Ivette Cerna was sitting next to a few of the kindergarten students she teaches as the bus traveled south on the Las Vegas Strip for a field trip to Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay. As the bus got closer to the resort, Cerna looked out the window and saw a sight she was ...
Dean McAuley, firefighter from Washington State, is one of many One October shooting survivors who will receive a tattoo September 30 at Seven Tattoo Studio on Polaris Ave. for Healing Ink, an event in which 21 survivors and first responders will each receive a free tattoo as a form of therapy from one of 21 famous tattoo artists.
Tattoos a unique form of therapy for Oct. 1 shooting survivors
Sept. 29, 2020
The terrifying moment a gunman opened fire on a crowd of Las Vegas concertgoers is painfully etched into survivor Dean McAuley’s memory. Now he and others who escaped the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting on the Strip are having healing images etched on ...
The wooden crosses, shown Dec. 2, 2017,  honoring the 58 victims of the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip, are displayed at the Clark County Museum.
Woman's death blamed on wound from 2017 Strip massacre
Sept. 18, 2020
Medical officials in Las Vegas have attributed the death of a 29-year-old Las Vegas woman to complications from a gunshot wound she received ...
Blood drive to honor Oct. 1 shooting victims
Sept. 17, 2020
Las Vegas Ballpark is hosting a one-day blood drive in memory of the victims of the Oct. 1, 2017, Las Vegas Strip shooting. The One October Memorial Blood Drive will run ...
In this Sept. 30, 2018, file photo people pray at a makeshift memorial for victims of the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas shooting victims closer to getting $800M payouts
Sept. 10, 2020
More than 4,400 relatives and victims of the deadliest mass shooting in recent U.S. history could receive about $800 million in payouts ...
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert applauds for Sgt. Chasen Brown, a service member of the Utah National Guard, after presenting him with the Utah Medal of Valor in the Gold Room at the Utah State Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Brown, a gunner for Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion, 222nd Field Artillery, attended the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, during a mass shooting at a concert on Oct. 1, 2017. Officials said he immediately started rendering aid to those wounded by the gunshots while still under a constant barrage of gunfire, saving at least six lives during the country's worst mass shooting.
Utah guardsman honored for saving lives during Las Vegas massacre
Sept. 2, 2020
Even though a gunman was still firing into a Las Vegas crowd in 2017, a Utah National Guardsman ignored the bullets and tried to save as many as he could during the ...
Clark County coroner, cited among heroes of Oct. 1 shooting, retires
July 18, 2020
Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg, whose work during three decades of government service included leading his office's efforts in recovering and identifying the victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting, is retiring. “It’s been ...