Vegas Marks 1-Year Anniversary of Route 91 Harvest Festival Massacre

It's been exactly a year since Stephen Paddock killed 58 people and wounded another 413 in the deadliest mass shooting in American history at a country music festival in Las Vegas. The city is marking the anniversary by releasing 58 doves into the sky, in memory of the lives that were lost on October 1, 2017, when Paddock opened fire from his Mandalay Bay hotel room during Jason Aldean's headlining set at the Route 91 Harvest Festival across the street. Mynda Smith's sister, Nyesa Davis Tonks, was among the deceased. “I want to bring the message about living life to the fullest,” Smith tells The Associated Press. “About how grateful we are for our community, the love and support that we got, and being ‘Vegas Strong.’” While his motive is still unknown, Paddock fired 1,057 shots in 11 minutes before he was killed.