We were staying at the Aria which is a block over from Mandalay Bay but thankfully we had spent the day downtown.
Arriving back about ten minutes after the shooting, we saw all the cop cars but I thought it was a big drug bust or maybe a brawl, but certainly not a mass shooting.
The next morning, all day even, it was just a very somber mood in the entire town, understandably so. People were on vacation, but not in a festive mood, essentially shock. That part of the strip was shut down, it was very barren, almost post apocalyptic. The experience was almost surreal.
It saddens me greatly because it's people just like you and I, out looking to love life and enjoy themselves and suddenly so many families are affected forever. Could have been any one of us.
No real point to this post other than to express my heartache.
Dude...glad you're alright man. But yeah, it sucks all around and I can't even begin to imagine the aftermath. Vegas is one of my favorite places and my heart still hurts from it.
me either :(
Glad you made it out safe.