The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice
Assistance (BJA) today awarded $2,000,100 to the State of Nevada to cover
expenses related to the law enforcement response to the Oct.1, 2017, mass
shooting in Las Vegas. The shooting, which occurred during a country music
festival, left 58 people dead and over 500 injured.
State and local law enforcement agencies mobilized officers
who responded to the shooting and carried out critical operations and support.
This award, which supplements an earlier award of $1 million announced last
October, will reimburse the agencies for continued expenses resulting from
services provided by sworn and non-sworn law enforcement personnel, including
protecting and safeguarding those directly affected, including members of the
public and local, and state personnel who responded to the tragedy.
"In this Department of Justice, we back the blue,"
said Attorney General Jeff Sessions. "That’s why, when there is a tragedy,
we are there for police and first responders.
Today we continue to help state and local police in Nevada to rebuild
after the deadliest mass shooting in American history, providing a total of $3
million to cover their expenses since that terrible day. We honor and respect
the 85 percent of law officers in this country who serve at the state, local,
and tribal levels, and we continue to support them and their life-saving work
every single day."
BJA invited the Nevada Department of Public Safety to apply
for funding under the Bureau of Justice Assistance Fiscal Year 2018 Emergency
Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program. This program supports the
Department of Justice’s mission of reducing crime and supporting public safety
personnel in the context of an emergency situation in which state and local
resources may be inadequate to protect the lives and property of citizens or to
enforce criminal law.
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