Several Las Vegas tourists, including those in town for the National Finals Rodeo, said the shooting at UNLV was not causing them much worry.
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While on the Strip late Saturday night, Ronald Balogh and his mother found themselves in the midst of an apparent threat as a sea of people started to rush toward them, repeatedly yelling “shooter!”
The contribution from a Las Vegas law firm was announced Wednesday by the 1 October Memorial Committee during its monthly meeting.
“I think it demonstrates as much as anything does that their heart is where it ought to be as we work on this,” Clark County Commissioner Jim Gibson said of MGM Resorts International.
Las Vegas police were searching Wednesday for a woman seen in surveillance video reaching into her purse in the resort’s lobby, inadvertently causing a firearm to discharge.
Tourists interviewed on the Strip this week say they feel safe despite the recent spate of violence, noting increased police presence as a positive factor.
Las Vegas police said officers have found shell casings, but no victims as the investigation continues.