LAS VEGAS (AP) — On the anniversary of the deadliest mass shooting in the nation’s modern history, the determined and the curious were turned away from the concert venue that became a killing field a year ago.
Officials with MGM Resorts International handed out maps and fliers on Monday to pedestrians who reached a locked and screened gate at the unused Las Vegas Strip festival grounds.
The company owns both the concert venue and the Mandalay Bay hotel, from which a gunman fired assault-style rifles from the 32nd floor, killing 58 people and injuring more than 850 on Oct. 1, 2017.
The fliers suggested a short walk to a neighboring Catholic church for “quiet reflection” inside or to sign a commemorative banner — or a trip to a planned evening dedication at a downtown memorial garden.
No parking was allowed along Las Vegas Boulevard and police closed a street between the church and the concert grounds, which has not been used since the shooting.
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