On October 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire on a crowd of over 22,000 people in attendance at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, resulting in the deaths of 58 people and injuries to over 700 people. The gunman, Stephen Paddock, fired down upon the crowd for over ten minutes from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Las Vegas Boulevard and then fatally shot himself as law enforcement officers closed in on him.
"The Nevada Department of Corrections selected the private corrections contractor Corrections Corporation of America to design, build, and operate a correctional facility for women in Las Vegas. The Florence McClure Women's Correctional Center opened in September 1997. On October 1, 2004, the Nevada Department of Corrections assumed control of the institution."
Aria Hotel and Casino is one of the properties in CityCenter, next to the Vdara and the Mandarin Oriental. It is a 4,004 room property, owned by MGM Resorts and built in 2009, is actually two interlocking buildings, semi-circular in shape. The hotel boasts 15 restaraunts as well as a 300,000 sq ft. convention space and a fine art collection.