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Las Vegas Marks 8 Years Since Route 91 Shooting With Remembrance Ceremonies

A planned Forever One Memorial targets a 2026 groundbreaking with completion by 2027.

Overview

  • Officials and families gathered at a 7:30 a.m. sunrise ceremony at the Clark County Government Center, with Gov. Joe Lombardo, Sheriff Kevin McMahill, Commissioner Tick Segerblom and father Jeff Poole delivering remarks.
  • An evening observance at 10:05 p.m. at the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden featured a reading of the 58 names, a tolling bell and candles lit for each person lost that night.
  • The Forever One Memorial will sit on two acres donated by MGM at the festival site, featuring a community plaza, a 58‑foot tower of light and 58 candles, with $4 million raised toward a $45 million goal under the Vegas Strong Fund.
  • The 2017 attack remains the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S., with 58 killed that night, an official toll of 60 after two later deaths, more than 800 injured and roughly 10 minutes of gunfire from a Mandalay Bay hotel suite.
  • Community support continues through events and services including the Remembering 1 October exhibit at the Clark County Government Center through Oct. 9 and Spanish-language commemorations and counseling offered to survivors and families.