Las Vegas • A somber sunrise remembrance ceremony started Monday in Las Vegas with survivors, families of victims, first-responders and elected officials remembering the lives lost when one year ago when a gunman opened fire on a crowd attending an outdoor country music concert in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
Several hundred people gathered at an outdoor amphitheater during an event that began with a prayer and words from Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval.
"Today we remember the unforgettable. Today, we comfort the inconsolable," Sandoval said. "Today, we are reminded of the pain that never really goes away.