2017 Las Vegas shooting
On October 1, 2017, a mass shooting occurred when 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire on the crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada from his 32nd-floor suites in the Mandalay Bay hotel.

On October 1, 2017, a mass shooting occurred when 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire on the crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada from his 32nd-floor suites in the Mandalay Bay hotel. He fired more than 1,000 rounds, killing 58 people on site and wounding at least 413 others. The ensuing panic brought the total number of injured to about 867. About an hour later, Paddock was found dead in his room from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Two women wounded by the gunfire died in 2019 and 2020 and were included in the official fatality count of 60, excluding the shooter. The motive for the shooting is not officially determined.
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Worth seeing in and around 2017 Las Vegas shooting
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Allegiant Stadium
Allegiant Stadium is a multi-purpose indoor stadium in Paradise, Nevada, United States, southwest of adjacent Las Vegas. Opened in 2020, it is the home field of the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Rebels college football team.
1.1 km · domed football stadium in Paradise, Nevada, USA · Wikipedia - 02Sphere
Sphere is a music and entertainment arena in Paradise, Nevada, United States, east of the Las Vegas Strip. Designed by Populous, the project was announced by the Madison Square Garden Company in 2018, known then as the MSG Sphere.
3 km · music and entertainment arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · Wikipedia - 03T-Mobile Arena
T-Mobile Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Paradise, Nevada, United States. Opened on April 6, 2016, it is the home arena of the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League and PWHL Las Vegas of the Professional Women's Hockey League.
1.1 km · multi-purpose arena on the Las Vegas Strip · Wikipedia - 04MGM Grand Garden Arena
The MGM Grand Garden Arena is a 17,000-seat multi-purpose arena within the MGM Grand resort, located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. The venue opened on December 31, 1993, with a concert by Barbra Streisand, and subsequent concerts by Luther Vandross, Anita Mui and Janet Jackson.
1.1 km · arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, United States · Wikipedia - 05University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is a public land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada, United States. The 332-acre campus is about 1.6 mi east of the Las Vegas Strip.
2.9 km · public research university in Paradise, Nevada, United States · Wikipedia - 06High Roller
High Roller is a 550-foot-tall, 520-foot diameter giant Ferris wheel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. Owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment, it opened to the public on March 31, 2014 as the world's tallest Ferris wheel.
2.5 km · ferris wheel in Las Vegas, Nevada · Wikipedia - 07Michelob Ultra Arena
Michelob Ultra Arena is a 12,000-seat multi-purpose indoor arena at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. It is owned and operated by MGM Resorts International and was opened on April 10, 1999.
800 m · indoor arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · Wikipedia - 08Thomas & Mack Center
The Thomas & Mack Center is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada. It is home of the UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team of the Mountain West Conference.
2.7 km · indoor arena in the Las Vegas area, Nevada, United States · Wikipedia - 09The Grand Canal Shoppes
The Grand Canal Shoppes is an upscale shopping mall inside the Venetian and Palazzo resorts on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. The Grand Canal Shoppes opened on June 16, 1999, shortly after the Venetian.
2.9 km · shopping mall in Las Vegas, Nevada · Wikipedia - 10Fashion Show Mall
Fashion Show Las Vegas, formerly the Fashion Show Mall, is a shopping mall located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It was developed by Summa Corporation and Ernest W. Hahn, the latter also serving as general contractor.
3.6 km · shopping mall located on the Las Vegas Strip · Wikipedia
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Getting to 2017 Las Vegas shooting
- Airports
- Harry Reid (LAS), 2 km · Palm Springs (PSP), 280 km · San Bernardino (SBD), 291 km
- Stations
- Harry Reid International Airport, 2.2 km · British Airways Flight 2276, 2.7 km
- Palm Springs → 2017 Las Vegas shooting287 km · quickest by air, 5h 39m · $130–190
- San Bernardino → 2017 Las Vegas shooting297 km · quickest by air, 3h 50m · $130–200
- Ontario → 2017 Las Vegas shooting323 km · quickest by air, 3h 52m · $130–200
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- Get inAir taxi and air charter companies fly a variety of private charter aircraft and jets, from charter luxury Gulfstream's down to economical piston twins for small groups and individuals.
- Get aroundThere are numerous car rental offices on the Strip making it very easy to rent a car from your hotel for a day trip.
- Go nextThere are boundless opportunities for hiking, camping, rock climbing, mountain biking, skiing, 4x4 trails, watersports, dark sky gazing, etc.
- Go nextGrand Canyon (southeast, 4 hours by car via the Hoover Dam): it's quite easy to make a day trip from Vegas to Grand Canyon as there are a lot of tour companies advertising their services at almost every corner on the Strip.
- Go nextThere are also helicopter tours which are more expensive.
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