A group of about 50 survivors of the Oct. 1 Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting delivered a recurring message Tuesday: “What about us?” The Las Vegas Victims Fund committee held a town hall meeting Tuesday morning to solicit input on the draft protocols it released Nov. 16, outlining who should receive donations following the Oct. 1 shooting. As proposed, families of those who were killed in the shooting and people who sustained permanent brain damage and/or permanent paralysis resulting in continuous home medical assistance would receive the highest level of payment out of the fund, the draft guidelines propose. People who were physically injured and admitted to a hospital within 48 hours of the shooting for at least one night between Oct. 1 and Jan. 31, 2018 would receive the next level of funding, according to the draft.
Wherever there is a mass casualty crime, you’ll probably find Jeff Dion on the scene just about immediately after—just as he was in Las Vegas Oct. 5, four days after the Oct. 1 shooting. Dion, deputy director of the National Center for Victims of Crime, has helped communities to deal with the logistical aftershocks of crimes including shootings and intentional motor vehicle attacks since 2012. Read more at reviewjournal.com (Nicole Raz/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Victims of the Las Vegas shooting: by the numbers 67: The age of the oldest victim, a grandmother of nine 33: Victims from California 33: Victims who were parents 16: Victims in their 20s 7: Victims who lived in Nevada 6: Victims who had jobs working with children 5: Victims who were college students 4: Victims from Canada 4: Victims who worked in law enforcement 2: Victims who were retired 58: Lives taken too soon
After the mass shooting in Las Vegas, 87 children are coping with the loss of a parent. Of the 58 people killed at the Route 91 Harvest festival, 33 were parents. The youngest child to lose a parent was just six weeks old when his mom, Rocio Guillen-Rocha, was killed. Losing a parent in such a public and traumatic way can send a child into a tailspin, UNLV clinical psychologist Michelle Paul says.
After the mass shooting in Las Vegas, 87 children are coping with the loss of a parent. Of the 58 people killed at the Route 91 Harvest festival, 33 were parents. The youngest child to lose a parent was just six weeks old when his mom, Rocio Guillen-Rocha, was killed. Losing a parent in such a public and traumatic way can send a child into a tailspin, UNLV clinical psychologist Michelle Paul says.
Rochelle Richards, Nicole Raz and David Ferrara discuss the latest storylines about the Las Vegas Shooting on October 1, including an update on lawsuits as well as the Las Vegas Victims’ fund.
Craig Drummond, an attorney at Drummond Law Firm in Las Vegas, discusses the Nevada Supreme Court decision on Humphries v. New York-New York Hotel & Casino and the impact it will have on litigation against Mandalay Bay on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. (Joel Angel Juarez/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @jajuarezphoto
Review-Journal reporters Elaine Wilson, Jeff German and Eli Segall sit down to discuss the latest news on the Las Vegas mass shooting.
Lawyer Robert Eglet explains the 5 types of victims that could receive compensation as a result of the Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Mandalay Bay is adding to its security even as it cuts hours of other employees. People seeking to get on the elevators must now show their room key. The new policy applies to Delano as well, they said. The change comes after the Oct. 1 shooting that killed 58 and injured more than 500. Several major hotels on the Strip already had similar practices in place before the shooting.
Boyd Gaming Corp. is informing guests at all its properties that hotel personnel will enter a room if a “Do Not Disturb” sign is left on a door for more than 48 hours. The change comes after Mandalay Bay guest Stephen Paddock kept housekeeping out of his room for about three days, enabling him to convert the suite into his personal armory with 23 guns “That is a policy that applies to all of our properties,” Boyd spokesman David Strow said. The Boyd policy was changed from three days to two days last month, Strow said.
An artist in Ohio has drawn portraits of the 58 victims of the Las Vegas shooting. Ron Moore Jr. flew to Nevada Monday to hand-deliver the last three portraits, including one of Metropolitan Police Department officer Charleston Hartfield. Over 25 days, Moore dedicated nearly 175 hours to drawing portraits of the victims. Moore was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2004. He prayed that if God would give him the ability to draw again, he would use his talent to bless others. Moore also surprised Las Vegas police with a painting of an eagle. The painting and Hartfield’s portrait will remain on display inside the Las Vegas police headquarters’ main lobby.
The last patient hospitalized locally as a result of the Oct. 1 Strip shooting has been discharged. The patient, who was not identified, was discharged Saturday, almost six weeks after the attack, from St. Rose Dominican Hospital.
Review-Journal reporters Elaine Wilson, Brian Joseph and Briana Erickson sit down to discuss the latest news on the Las Vegas mass shooting.
Jeff Dion, deputy executive director of the National Center for Victims of Crime, said he is working to make sure people who get funds from state programs will not be considered to be double dipping if and when they receive funds from the Las Vegas Victims Fund. (Nicole Raz/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Review-Journal reporters Elaine Wilson, Wade Millward and Henry Brean sit down to discuss the latest news on the Las Vegas Mass Shooting.
RTC Traffic Operations Supervisor David Crisler relives the morning after the Las Vegas shooting, when RTC had to assist police in shutting down roads in the aftermath. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Forbes Riley recalls the night of October 1 when she was having dinner in the Foundation Room at Mandalay Bay. Riley started filming as the shooting occurred on the concert grounds below. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal