Las Vegas shooting aftermath – in pictures

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2017/oct/03/las-vegas-shooting-aftermath-in-pictures

Following the worst mass shooting in modern US history, in which a man killed at least 59 people and injured more than 500, tributes are paid and vigils held as Americans reel from the attack.

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Two women leave the area where the attack took place, with the Mandalay Bay hotel in the background

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Police keep watch outside the trauma department at the University Medical Center in Las Vegas

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A police officer stands behind crime scene tape cordoning off the scene

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People hold a vigil for the victims of the shooting at the Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville

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New York University students pay their respects to those who died

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Donald and Melania Trump, along with Mike and Karen Pence, take part in a moment of silence in front of the White House

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Two broken windows at the Mandalay Bay hotel, from where the shooter attacked festivalgoers

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A National Park Service worker lowers US flags to half mast on the grounds of the Washington Monument

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Carolyn Goodman, the mayor of Las Vegas, speaks to the media as Pastor Troy Martinez and Pastor Paul Goulet look on during a prayer vigil outside Las Vegas City Hall

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People hold signs and the Nevada state flag during the city hall vigil

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A woman at the vigil with a sign urging people to stay strong following the attack

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Students and local people write messages of encouragement on a noticeboard at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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A view from a nearby building of the scene at Route 91 country music festival at 10.08pm local time.

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People wearing veils take part in an anti-gun march from Union Square Park to Times Square in New York City

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People stand in front of illuminations on the steps of Greene Memorial United Methodist church in Roanoke, Virginia

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A message on a video board during a moment of silence before Kansas City Chiefs’ NFL game against Washington Redskins in Kansas City, Missouri

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Two women embrace during a candlelit vigil at the junction of Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard

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People pay tribute to those who died at a memorial on the Las Vegas strip

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A police officer writes a message on a sign during a vigil on the Las Vegas strip