MGM Resorts is selling land on the Las Vegas Strip where the 2017 mass shooting took place

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The land on the Las Vegas Strip where the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival took place in 2017 has been sold, the company that owned the land said.

The sale, which closed Friday, was for land across from the Luxor hotel known as the Village property and does not include a plot where a memorial is planned to go, MGM Resorts International said in a letter distributed to employees announcing the sale and its details.

“In 2021, we were honored to commit to donating a portion of the land to Clark County to house the permanent memorial honoring the victims and heroes of Oct. 1,” MGM Resorts CEO and President Bill Hornbuckle said in the letter.

On October 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock shot into a crowd of concertgoers, killing 58 people and injuring more than 500. The FBI has since closed its investigation into the attack, without finding a clear motive.

Hornbuckle acknowledged that having a permanent memorial “is essential to the healing of the community, and we will continue to work with and support the county as they move forward in the development and construction process.

“We know how important this place is to so many and have always taken great care in all considerations involving the site,” Hornbuckle said. “This is no exception.”

The remaining portion of the village’s property has been sold to the three affiliated tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, according to the letter.

“The three Affiliated Tribes have shown that they care about our community, its future and, of course, its past. I would like to thank them for their commitment to the community and wish them the best going forward, Hornbuckle said. “They will announce their plans for the space at a future date.”