Las Vegas Mass Shooting: City Of Beverly Hills Responds

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – The City of Beverly Hills stands united with the victims, their families and the City of Las Vegas as they recover from the horrible shooting Sunday night, in which dozens of innocent people died and hundreds more were wounded, the City of Beverly Hills press release said.

“There are no words that can convey the depth of our sorrow over what happened in Las Vegas,” said Mayor Lili Bosse. “We are with the victims and their families as we seek to make sense of why tragic and senseless violence occurred, yet again, in our nation.”

The Beverly Hills City Council prioritizes planning for every type of emergency, including active shooter situations. Mass causality training exercises have been conducted in the City and will continue in the future. The Beverly Hills public safety staff also has trained and completed exercises on its unified response to mass causality incidents.

Those seeking information on family or friends should call 1-866-535-5654.

Residents and businesses can sign up for the Community Emergency Response Training by calling 310-281-2754. These classes teach what to do in in case of an active shooter in the vicinity. For additional information call the Office of Emergency Management, Resilience and Recovery at 310-285-1021.

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City News Service and Patch staffer Emily Holland contributed to this post; Photo: Drapes billow out of broken windows at the Mandalay Bay resort and casino Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, on the Las Vegas Strip following a deadly shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas. A gunman was found dead inside a hotel room. Photo by John Locher/Associated Press