In the wake of Sunday's horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas, MGM Resorts International has announced a $3 million donation to victims and to the police, firefighters, ambulance crews, and other first responders who came to their aid.
Sunday's shooter fired on the crowd at a concert being held in the open-air Las Vegas Village venue from a room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, which is owned by MGM Resorts.
The $3 million is being donated through the MGM Resorts Foundation, and is in addition to ongoing assistance to both families and first responders, which includes providing rooms, meals, air and ground transportation, and grief counseling.
"There are simply no words to express our grief and outrage over this senseless and horrific attack on our community," said Jim Murren, Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts. "Yet in this devastating time, we are inspired. From the heroic stories of victims on the ground who placed the safety of strangers and loved ones before themselves, to the incredible bravery of first responders who rushed in when others were rushing out and who surely lessened the damage, to the knowledge of so many good and incomplete works done by those we lost -- we are collectively drawing strength and faith to meet the difficult days ahead.
"With this donation, we hope to make a difference to those who were harmed and those who are left behind," he said. "We also wish to recognize the awesome contributions of first responders, not just here in Las Vegas but around the United States, who give so completely of themselves when disaster strikes. On behalf of our Las Vegas community, I wish to say thank you to our global community who remind us from moment to moment that we are not alone."