Wednesday’s headlines: Sheriff provides new details on mass shooting, MGM disputes new shooting timeline, man kills woman who he thinks is law enforcement. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
A therapist who has helped Metro officers recover from traumatic experiences in the past talks about her daughter who was shot during the festival.
There are several ways to donate: — GoFundMe Direct Impact Fund: www.gofundme.com/HelpLasVegas — Online at www.NationalCompassionFund.org — By mail. Make checks payable to the National Compassion Fund Las Vegas and send to: — National Center for Victims of Crime, ATTN: National Compassion Fund Las Vegas, 2000 M Street, NW, Suite 480, Washington, DC 20036
Las Vegas Metro officer Brady Cook was shot while responding to the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting on the Strip on his second day of field training. (Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tuesday’s headlines: Mandalay Bay security guard shot before mass shooting, Marine vet who stole truck to transport shooting victims to hospital receives free truck, Las Vegas firm files lawsuit against bump stock company
Sheriff Joe Lombardo told reporters that Stephen Paddock checked into his hotel room 3 days earlier than previously reported and that Paddock had shot a security guard prior to the mass shooting starting. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Dogs from around the country are stationed at the Family Assistance Center at the Las Vegas Convention Center to help victims cope with the mass shooting on October 1. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal.
At a Sunday night event geared toward millennials, Pastor Benny Perez told a a crowded rented retail space at 918 S. Main St. that God does not exist to inflict pain on humanity. The tragedy happened because “there is evil in the world.” (Nicole Raz/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rev. Barry Vaughn, with the Christ Church Episcopal, gave a litany against gun violence in the wake of the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip that took the lives of 58 people. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
At Discovery Church in North Las Vegas, Pastor Dean Sanner, who doubles as a local police chaplain told attendees that authorities wouldn’t be able to explain the shooter’s motives. “Man is evil at its core, make no mistake about it,” Sanner declared. “God’s Word tells us that we are born into sin. Oh, can we do good things? We can, just like the shooter did… Just because somebody does good things doesn’t mean they don’t have a sin nature … It’s not until we get Christ in our heart that He begins to eradicate that and clean us up.” (Harrison Keely/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Members of the First African-Methodist Episcopal Church came together Sunday to celebrate life and honor the victims of last Sunday’s deadly mass shooting that killed 58 people. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A historically white male-dominated profession, the gender gap remains a defining factor for law enforcement in the Las Vegas Valley. As of July 2017, Metro records show women accounted for roughly 12 percent of the department’s 3,706 commissioned officers, which include detectives, public information officers and corrections officers. This means, according to Metro’s most recent demographic reports, the department is made up of 3,242 male officers and just 464 women officers. Jasmen Jackson speaks. (Rio Lacanlale/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Hundreds of volunteers have built a community healing garden in downtown Las Vegas. In just four days, a vacant lot transformed into a small park. 58 trees were planted — one for each victim. Flowers planted in a heart shape encircle “the healing tree.” A remembrance wall holds photos and mementos. Now friends, family, and loved ones have a place to come to. The healing garden is on a half-acre piece of property the city owned at 1015 S. Casino Center Blvd.
A team of Review-Journal reporters were in Mesquite looking into Stephen Paddock’s past on Friday. They report on what they found during their interviews at businesses and with Mesquite officials.
The mass shooting from the 32nd floor of Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas has bone-chilling parallels to the 1966 University of Texas tower slaughter.
51 years ago a sniper used the advantage of height to rain bullets down on people below.
Charles Whitman killed 15 people and injured 31 from the 28th floor at the University of Texas, Austin.
It was the first modern mass shooting in the United States.
The Las Vegas massacre is the first mass shooting by a gunman from an elevated position since then.
Authorities now have to worry about how to deal with potential copycat shooters.
“This is a game-changer in the modern era… We have to be concerned about it. We have to create an entire new strategy.” David Shepherd, retired FBI agent
Friday’s headlines: Tannerite found in Paddock’s home similar to compound used in NYC bombing, SUV wanted after Las Vegas shooting found, crosses and vigil at Welcome to Las Vegas sign (Rochelle Richards/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Janene and Paul Paulidor came to Las Vegas to celebrate their 31st anniversary. “It was hard to celebrate knowing that people lost their lives and such a tragic event occurred,” Janene said.
(Nicole Raz/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Club Tattoo is offering $50 Vegas-themed tattoos through October 9. All proceeds will be donated to the Las Vegas Victims Fund. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Firefighters are fighting a two-alarm blaze early Thursday morning. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas Strip mass murderer Stephen Paddock used his Mandalay Bay hotel room to spray massive aviation fuel tanks with bullets Sunday night, a knowledgeable source told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. One bullet penetrated one of the circular white tanks but did not cause a fire, sparing the nearby Route 91 Harvest country music festival from a potentially massive explosion, the source said Wednesday. The tanks are roughly 1,100 feet from the concert site, where Paddock killed 58 people and wounded almost 500.
Chief Medical Officer of the Las Vegas Recovery Center, Dr. Mel Pohl, sits down with the Review-Journal to describe the side effects of an anti-anxiety medication called diazepam. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Raymond Page, a Clark County traffic technician, loaded wounded people into his Clark County truck and drove them to a nearby ambulance. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
President Donald Trump arrives in Las Vegas following mass shooting. Briana Erickson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Wednesday’s latest news regarding Las Vegas mass shooting. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas police release multiple bodycam videos from Sunday’s Strip shooting. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Brennan Stewart, one of the victims in the Sunday, Oct. 1, shootings at the Route 91 Harvest festival at Mandalay Bay, sings “You Should Be Here” in a video distributed by his family.
Officers salute fallen Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer Charleston Hartfield, 34, killed while off-duty during the Route 91 festival and Mandalay Bay shooting incident.
Witness video provided by Lily Lustig from the Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival.
Sheriff Joe Lombardo addresses reports disclosing photos from inside the shooter’s hotel room. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal