Las Vegas shooting aftermath – in pictures

Carolyn Goodman, the mayor of Las Vegas, speaks to the media as Pastor Troy Martinez and Pastor Paul Goulet look on during a prayer vigil outside Las Vegas City Hall

Las Vegas shooting aftermath – in pictures

Las Vegas shooting aftermath – in pictures

Following the worst mass shooting in modern US history, in which a man killed at least 59 people and injured more than 500, tributes are paid and vigils held as Americans reel from the attack

  • Two women leave the area where the attack took place, with the Mandalay Bay hotel in the backgroundPhotograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images

    Two women walk away from the scene of the Las Vegas shooting
  • Police keep watch outside the trauma department at the University Medical Center in Las VegasPhotograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images

    Police keep watch outside the trauma department at the University Medical Center in Las Vegas
  • A police officer stands behind crime scene tape cordoning off the scenePhotograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images

    Crime scene tape surrounds the Mandalay Hotel Images
  • People hold a vigil for the victims of the shooting at the Ascend Amphitheater in NashvillePhotograph: Rick Diamond/Getty Images

    People hold a vigil for the victims of the Las Vegas shooting at the Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville
  • New York University students pay their respects to those who diedPhotograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images

    New York University students pay their respects to victims of the Las Vegas shooting
  • Donald and Melania Trump, along with Mike and Karen Pence, take part in a moment of silence in front of the White HousePhotograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

    A moment of silence led by Donald Trump outside the White House
  • Two broken windows at the Mandalay Bay hotel, from where the shooter attacked festivalgoersPhotograph: Mike Blake/Reuters

    Two broken windows at the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas
  • A National Park Service worker lowers US flags to half mast on the grounds of the Washington MonumentPhotograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

    A National Park Service worker lowers US flags to half mast on the grounds of the Washington Monument
  • Carolyn Goodman, the mayor of Las Vegas, speaks to the media as Pastor Troy Martinez and Pastor Paul Goulet look on during a prayer vigil outside Las Vegas City HallPhotograph: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

    Carolyn Goodman, the mayor of Las Vegas, speaks to the media as Pastor Troy Martinez and Pastor Paul Goulet look on during a prayer vigil outside Las Vegas City Hall
  • People hold signs and the Nevada state flag during the city hall vigilPhotograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

    People hold signs and the Nevada state flag during a vigil at Las Vegas City Hall
  • A woman at the vigil with a sign urging people to stay strong following the attackPhotograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

    A woman at a vigil outside Las Vegas City Hall
  • Students and local people write messages of encouragement on a noticeboard at the University of Nevada, Las VegasPhotograph: Eugene Garcia/EPA

    Students and locals write messages of encouragement on a noticeboard at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • A view from a nearby building of the scene at Route 91 country music festival at 10.08pm local time.Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

    A view from a nearby building of the scene at Route 91 country music festival
  • People wearing veils take part in an anti-gun march from Union Square Park to Times Square in New York CityPhotograph: Zuma/Rex/Shutterstock

    People wearing veils take part in an anti-gun march from Union Square Park to Times Square in New York City
  • People stand in front of illuminations on the steps of Greene Memorial United Methodist church in Roanoke, VirginiaPhotograph: Heather Rousseau/AP

    People stand in front of illuminations on the steps of Greene Memorial United Methodist Church in Roanoke, Virginia
  • A message on a video board during a moment of silence before Kansas City Chiefs’ NFL game against Washington Redskins in Kansas City, MissouriPhotograph: Larry W Smith/EPA

    A message on a video board during a moment of silence before Kansas City Chiefs’ NFL game against Washington Redskins in Kansas City, Missouri
  • Two women embrace during a candlelit vigil at the junction of Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas BoulevardPhotograph: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

    Two women embrace during a candlelit vigil at the junction of Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard
  • People pay tribute to those who died at a memorial on the Las Vegas stripPhotograph: Eugene Garcia/EPA

    People pay tribute to those who died at a memorial on the Las Vegas strip
  • A police officer writes a message on a sign during a vigil on the Las Vegas stripPhotograph: Chris Wattie/Reuters

    A police officer writes a message on a sign during a vigil on the Las Vegas strip