Nevada Appeal Capitol Bureau
Friday, September 30, 2022
Gov. Steve Sisolak has ordered flags to half-staff to commemorate the October 1 Harvest Festival massacre.
Sixty people died as a result of their injuries and hundreds were wounded in the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting on Oct. 1, 2017 at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip.
Saturday is the fifth anniversary of the shooting.
The gunman killed himself as authorities broke into his room at Mandalay Bay overlooking the festival. Authorities were never able to identify a motive in the killings.
“So many of us still bear visible and invisible wounds — and no matter how long has passed, we will continue to be Vegas Strong and support each other through the lifelong healing process,” he said in the announcement.
Sisolak also proclaimed Saturday, Oct. 1 Vegas Strong Day.
