More than $2 million raised so far to aid Las Vegas shooting victims

Catherine Garcia, The Week US's avatar
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The Las Vegas Strip.
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A GoFundMe started by Clark County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak to assist the victims of Sunday night's mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival has brought in millions to help the victims and their families.

By Monday evening, 11 hours after the fundraiser started, more than 27,000 people had donated slightly more than $2 million, nearing the goal of $2.5 million. Sisolak said the money will be used to "provide relief and financial support to the victims and families of the horrific Las Vegas mass shooting." which left at least 59 dead and more than 500 wounded.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.