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'Vegas Strong' License Plates Mark Shooting Anniversary

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada is releasing a license plate honoring the victims and survivors on the two-year anniversary of the Las Vegas shooting.

The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday will make available "Vegas Strong" charitable license plates.

 

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The plate will have a black and gold heart-shaped logo and also say "Forever Strong."

 

Some of the money raised will go toward the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center.

 

A sunrise memorial and an evening reading of victims' names are some of the events planned to mark the Oct. 1, 2017 shooting.

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A gunman in a high-rise hotel suite opened fire on a crowd attending the Route 91 music festival, killing 58 people.

 

It is considered the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history.