The Las Vegas Strip went dark on Monday night, turning off its lights to honor the 59 victims shot dead at a country music festival less than 24 hours earlier.
Hundreds of mourners attended a candlelight vigil at the corner of Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard for the victims of Sunday night’s atrocity which saw a further 527 injured.
Gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel. It is the deadliest mass shooting in American history.
A night time view of the strip in Las Vegas dimming its lights Monday in honor of the victims from Sunday night’s mass shooting
After going dark the strip also lit up with messages for the victims from the mass shooting with one sign reading: ‘Our prayers for the victims’
Blackout: The hotels on the famous Strip went dark in tribute to the victims of the massacre
Hundreds of people gathered in Vegas to pay their respects Monday as they’re seen surrounded by candles and loved ones
Two girls are pictured here hugging one another as they support each other through this tragedy which has seen over 500 people injured and 59 people killed
Mourners attend a candlelight vigil at the corner of Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard for the victims of Sunday night’s mass shooting, which saw gunman Paddock shoot innocent concert goers from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel
To pay tribute to the 59 people killed and 527 injured by gunman Stephen Paddock at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival, the entire Las Vegas strip went dark on Monday evening
After going dark the Strip also lit up with messages for the victims from the mass shooting with one building saying: ‘Our prayers for the victims.’
About 22,000 people were attending the third day of the country music festival Route 91 Harvest, which featured top acts like Eric Church and Sam Hunt.
It’s believed that Paddock was staying in a large suite or connected rooms and was shooting down on the concertgoers below from both windows.
Luminaries for victims of the the Sunday evening shooting tragedy in Las Vegas are lit on the front steps of Greene Memorial United Methodist Church surrounded by those brought together in prayer and solidarity on Monday
Jonathan Neighbors, 15, of Botetourt County, adds a light to one of the 59 luminaries on Monday, set on the front steps of Greene Memorial United Methodist Church for victims of the the Sunday evening shooting in Las Vegas
People were seen mourning the tragic event as they held candles to pay tribute to all the lives that were lost Sunday evening
People were seen gathering together to pay homage to the 59 killed and 527 injured as they all came out in solidarity for those that were tragically killed in what is being deemed as the worst mass shooting in US history
Police were able to pinpoint where the shooter was firing from because the gunfire set off fire alarms in the hotel.
They responded to the room and breached the door using explosives. But by the time they entered the room it Paddock had shot himself dead. Inside the room, they found an ‘arsenal’ of 17 firearms.
The usually bright lights of the Strip were turned off. The MGM thanked the brave first responders who helped victims
People raised their hand in the air as they carried candles in honor of the people killed, paying their respects to those that were less fortunate Sunday evening
Everyone paid their respects by attending the huge candlelight vigil in Vegas Monday night in Vegas as they raised their hands in the air to pay homage to those they lost
They had signs everywhere with another reading from a building: ‘Pray For Vegas’ in giant white writing
People can be seen lighting candles during the vigil at the corner of Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard for the victims
Mourners are handed out electric candles during a candlelight vigil at the University of Nevada Las Vegas for victims of the mass shooting that occurred Sunday evening
People from the University of Nevada Las Vegas are seen gathering together with candles as they pay homage to the lives lost at the hands of gunman Stephen Paddock
People are seen paying tribute to the innocent victims from Sunday night’s most deadly mass shooting in US history thus far
Students can be seen consoling one another as they mourn the victims from Sunday night’s awful tragedy that saw 59 killed
People are seen supporting and hugging one another as they hold candles at the vigil in honor of the 59 killed Sunday night
The Empire State Building lights, normally lit in colors, are dimmed on Monday, in New York, in sympathy for the victims
Other huge landmarks around the world have also paying their respects to Vegas with The Empire State Building and One WTC also turning out their lights to show support for the victims of this atrocity.
The buildings dimmed their spires but kept an orange halo in honor of the sufferers.
Additionally, the Eiffel Tower switched off its lights on Monday to show their solidarity to Vegas.
France is also mourning another tragedy, the weekend knife attack in the French port city of Marseille.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo tweeted Monday: ‘Tonight we turn off the lights of the Eiffel Tower at midnight” (2200 GMT) to honor the victims of the two attacks, continuing a practice of bowing in respect to victims of horror by darkening the glittering monument that crowns the City of Light.’
The Empire State Building went dark to pay their respects to the lives lost in the mass shooting in Las Vegas Sunday evening
The Eiffel Tower switched off its lights on Monday to show their solidarity to Vegas as they mourned with the rest of the world over this catastrophic tragedy
France are also mourning another tragedy, the weekend knife attack in the French port city of Marseille, with these pictures obtained from ABC