In Pictures: vigils held in memory of Vegas shooting victims
The Las Vegas Strip shooting is the deadliest in modern US history, exceeding the toll of 49 killed at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida last year.
A sign is pictured at a vigil on the Las Vegas strip following a mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, October 2, 2017. (REUTERS)
A day after the worst mass shooting in the history of the United States that left 59 people dead and wounded more than 500, prayers and vigils were held across the country, as Americans came to terms with the tragedy.
A crowd of more than 22,000 people were listening to country music star Jason Aldean at the Route 91 Harvest Festival when bursts of automatic gunfire erupted around 10:08 pm (0508 GMT).
From Las Vegas to New York to Orlando and even Los Angeles, thousands gathered in solidarity to pay their respects to those who lost their lives.
Police identified the gunman as Stephen Craig Paddock, a wealthy retired former accountant from Mesquite, Nevada, around 130 kilometres northeast of Las Vegas.
The sole suspect in the shooting, the 64-year-old Paddock killed himself in his hotel room as a police SWAT team was about to break in.
The Las Vegas Strip shooting is already the deadliest in modern US history, exceeding the toll of 49 killed at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida in June 2016.
Las Vegas Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said 59 people had been confirmed dead and 527 wounded.
In a televised address, US President Donald Trump described the massacre as an "act of pure evil" but said it would not shatter the nation's "unity."
Trump led White House staff and senior US officials in a moment of silence on the South Lawn of the White House, and announced he would visit Las Vegas on Wednesday.
People gather at the Ascend Amphitheater, Nashville, Tennessee to honour the victims.
Students at New York University attend a vigil remembering the victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas.
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