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Las Vegas Marks 3rd Year Since Deadliest US Mass Shooting

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas is marking the third anniversary of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak told a sunrise ceremony Thursday that victims and families "will forever be in our hearts."

The names of the 58 dead are slated to be read at a nighttime memorial at the time the shooting started. President Donald Trump's press secretary marked the date by saying the victims and their families were in their prayers today.

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Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden issued a statement describing the shooting "an act of pure malice" and calling the state "resilient."