Mourning the Victims in Las Vegas

Alan Taylor
October 3, 2017
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In an attack in Las Vegas on Sunday, a lone gunman is believed to have fired automatic weapons into a gathering of 22,000 fans enjoying a country music festival. 59 people were killed, and hundreds more were wounded. The crowd scattered, seeking safety. Then, people gathered together again—to protect, to carry the wounded, to donate blood, to heal, to pray, and to care for one another. Memorials and candlelight vigils took place in several places around the country, with citizens and government officials voicing support for the victims and their families.

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Mourners attend a candlelight vigil at the corner of Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard for the victims of Sunday night's mass shooting on October 2, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada. #

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A woman lights candles at a vigil on the Las Vegas Strip following a mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas on October 2, 2017. #

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Flowers are placed near the scene of the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip on October 2, 2017. #

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The U.S. Capitol dome backdrops flags at half-staff in honor of the victims killed in the Las Vegas shooting as the sun rises on October 3, 2017, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. #

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President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and his wife, Karen, participate in a moment of silence on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on October 2, 2017, for the victims of the attack in Las Vegas. #

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Students from the University of Nevada Las Vegas hold a vigil on October 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. #

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas students Raymond Lloyd, right, and Karla Rodriguez take part in a vigil on October 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. #

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People light candles at the Ascend Amphitheater for a vigil honoring the victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas on October 2, 2017, in Nashville, Tennessee. #

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Mourners light candles during a vigil at the corner of Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard for the victims of Sunday night's mass shooting, on October 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. #

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The lights of the Eiffel Tower in Paris are switched off in tribute to the victims of the attacks in Las Vegas and Marseille, on October 2, 2017. At least 59 people were killed and hundreds wounded on October 1, when a gunman opened fire on a concert in Las Vegas in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Earlier on October 1, a man knifed two young women to death outside the main train station in Marseille, France's second-biggest city. #

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New York University students attend a vigil for the victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas on October 2, 2017, in New York. #

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Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman pauses during a vigil at City Hall in Las Vegas on October 2, 2017. #

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Tiffany Tyler and Pastor William McCurdy hold candles during a prayer vigil in honor of those affected by the shooting on the Las Vegas Strip in front of Las Vegas City Hall on October 2, 2017. #

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Dominic De Patta of Nevada holds a candle and a #VegasStrong flyer during a prayer vigil outside Las Vegas City Hall on October 2, 2017. #

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Alexander Wells, 9, attends a prayer vigil on the Las Vegas Strip, in front of Las Vegas City Hall, on October 2, 2017. #

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People sing during a special service at Guardian Angel Cathedral for the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip on October 2, 2017. #

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A woman touches a statue of the Blessed Mother Mary during a vigil at Guardian Angel Cathedral for the victims of the Route 91 Harvest country music festival shootings on October 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. #

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A man mourns during an interfaith memorial service for victims of the Route 91 music festival mass shooting outside the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on October 2, 2017. #

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People mourn during an interfaith memorial service outside the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas on October 2, 2017. #

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People mourn during an interfaith memorial service outside the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas on October 2, 2017. #

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People attend a candlelight vigil at the University of Las Vegas student union on October 2, 2017. #

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Students from the University of Nevada Las Vegas hold a vigil on October 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. #

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Mourners attend a candlelight vigil at the corner of Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard on October 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. #

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A woman makes a sign at a vigil on the Las Vegas Strip on October 2, 2017. #

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Hundreds of people gather for a vigil on the Las Vegas Strip on October 2, 2017. #

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Aryanna Williams, 6, and Mickey Deustch, 8, of Las Vegas, attend a vigil on the Las Vegas Strip on October 2, 2017. #

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Hundreds of people gather for a vigil on the Las Vegas Strip for the victims of the Route 91 Harvest music festival shootings on October 2, 2017. #

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Mourners hold hands during a candlelight vigil at the corner of Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard on October 2, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada. #

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