After an “overwhelming turnout” at blood donation centers, officials in Las Vegas are asking potential donors to hold off until at least Tuesday afternoon.
“They have enough supply to last them for the foreseeable future,” Las Vegas Assistant Sheriff Todd Fasulo explained in a Monday night press conference.
Officials in Las Vegas say they don’t need any more blood donations right now; there has been “overwhelming turnout” https://t.co/0qTJXteHTM— CNN (@CNN) October 3, 2017
In response to the deadly shooting that occurred on the Las Vegas strip late Sunday night, Las Vegas residents waited in line for up to five hours on Monday to donate blood to the victims.
5-hour-long line has formed outside a blood bank in Vegas as people wait to donate blood in wake of deadly shooting. https://t.co/7alni8DD8q pic.twitter.com/8Zeza37rZP— Good Morning America (@GMA) October 2, 2017
Fasulo further explained the Las Vegas police currently does not have the resources to handle the abundance of food donations they have received. Instead, people should bring their food and water donations the Red Cross.
The assistant sheriff also urged people eager to help to donate to the GoFundMe page, which has already raised $3.2 million.
On Wednesday, President Trump will visit the site in Las Vegas where a gunman opened fire at a concert that left at least 59 people dead and 527 injured.
