Overview of the Las Vegas Mass Shooting
On October 1, 2017, a gunman fired from the Mandalay Bay hotel onto a crowd at the Route 91 Harvest festival on the Las Vegas Strip. The attack killed 60 people and injured hundreds, making it the deadliest mass shooting by a single shooter in modern U.S. history. https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/2017-las-vegas-massacre
Timeline and Key Details
The shooting began around 10:05 p.m. and lasted approximately 10 minutes before law enforcement breached the suite. Investigators found the attacker had stockpiled weapons and fired from the 32nd floor. Authorities identified the incident as a mass casualty event and immediately classified it as an act of domestic terrorism.
Aftermath and Policy Changes
In the aftermath, Nevada and federal lawmakers reviewed regulations on bump stocks and large-capacity magazines. Several states passed new restrictions, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ruled that bump stocks violate federal machine gun laws. Support services for victims and first responders expanded in the years following the attack.
