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.
Mourning the Victims in Las Vegas
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Read moreMourners 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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Read moreA 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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Read moreFlowers are placed near the scene of the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip on October 2, 2017. #
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Read moreThe 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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Read morePresident 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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Read moreStudents from the University of Nevada Las Vegas hold a vigil on October 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. #
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Read moreUniversity 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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Read morePeople 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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Read moreMourners 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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Read moreThe 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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Read moreNew 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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Read moreLas Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman pauses during a vigil at City Hall in Las Vegas on October 2, 2017. #
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Read moreTiffany 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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Read moreDominic 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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Read moreAlexander 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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Read morePeople 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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Read moreA 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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Read moreA 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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Read morePeople mourn during an interfaith memorial service outside the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas on October 2, 2017. #
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Read morePeople mourn during an interfaith memorial service outside the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas on October 2, 2017. #
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Read morePeople attend a candlelight vigil at the University of Las Vegas student union on October 2, 2017. #
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Read moreStudents from the University of Nevada Las Vegas hold a vigil on October 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. #
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Read moreMourners 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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Read moreA woman makes a sign at a vigil on the Las Vegas Strip on October 2, 2017. #
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Read moreHundreds of people gather for a vigil on the Las Vegas Strip on October 2, 2017. #
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Read moreAryanna 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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Read moreHundreds 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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Read moreMourners 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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