Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks players face-off during the second period of an NHL preseason hockey game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
The Golden Knights had just finished their NHL preseason schedule, losing 5-3 to the San Jose Sharks on Sunday night. Players, coaches, staff and 16,479 fans had departed T-Mobile Arena.
Then the shots came shortly after 10 p.m., and the carnage began a block away at Mandalay Bay.
In the wake of the events, which left at least 58 people dead and more than 500 injured at an outdoor country music concert, the city’s first major league professional sports team responded, releasing a statement at 9:22 a.