LAS VEGAS (CLASS) – MGM Resorts International has announced the sale of the location where the deadly 2017 Las Vegas shooting took place. The property was purchased by the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, MGM said.
“We know how important this location is to so many and have always given careful consideration to every consideration regarding the location,” MGM Resorts CEO and President Bill Hornbuckle wrote in a letter distributed to staff Friday. The property, officially known as Las Vegas Village, is a 15.26-acre open lot across from Luxor on the Las Vegas Strip.
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On October 1, 2017, the site hosted the Route 91 Harvest Festival, during which a gunman opened fire on the crowd from a hotel room on Mandalay Bay. Sixty people died and about 860 were injured or injured. The new owners of the land have not made any plans for the site public. The sale did not include the two acres MGM gave to Clark County to house the permanent October 1 Memorial.
“Three allied tribes have shown that they care about our community, her
future and, of course, his past,” Hornbuckle said in the letter. “I want to thank them for their community service and wish them well moving forward. They will announce their plans for the space at a future date. The purchase gives Three Affiliated Tribes a significant property presence on the Las Vegas Strip. According to Clark County property records, the tribe also owns 6.86 acres on the east side of the property, which was purchased in 2020 for $12 million. ownership of MGM was not disclosed.