A HALLOWEEN display has sparked outrage for featuring 58 gravestones for the Las Vegas shooting victims.
The display was put up outside a home in the same city in Nevada in which gunman Stephen Paddock massacred scores of people just weeks ago.
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This Halloween display was based on the Las Vegas shooting that killed 58
Images show rows of “spooky” Halloween-style gravestones with images of spiders on them along with the letters “RIP”, and a US flag on each.
Behind the display – which was lit up at night – is a banner on a wall reading “#vegasstrong”.
The display has since been taken down, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
But the move was too little too late for some people, who blasted the “insensitive” decision to set it up in the first place.
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The display featured 58 'spooky' gravestones for the victims of the massacre
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The 'graveyard' in a Las Vegas neighbourhood was lit up at night for all to see
One person tweeted: “That's twisted and tasteless. Halloween is about fantasy, we don't need this daily morbid reminder of our city's anguish, now or ever.”
And another wrote: “I find this so disrespectful! What’s wrong with people in our world?”
But others were more understanding and defended the intentions of the person who put up the display.
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Neighbours defended the display, saying they didn't understand why it was offensive
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A group of people flee from the bullets during the mass shooting
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One Facebook user wrote: “Pretty sure their heart was in the right place with the memorial, but to me, headstones are pretty ghoulish, especially with Halloween right around the corner.”
Another said: “He could have just left the 58 flags as a memorial with the sign that would be ok.”
And neighbour Leo Rullodah told the Review-Journal: “I still don’t understand why other people are offended.”
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Stephen Paddock killed 58 people before taking his own life as cops closed in
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Six brave British soldiers ran towards danger to help victims of Stephen Paddock mass shooting in Las Vegas
The mass-shooting left 58 people dead and 527 injured after the lone gunman opened during a music festival.
Paddock opened fire from the 32nd floor of the hotel, raining down bullets on concert-goers before taking his own life.
Police found at least 42 firearms in the 64-year-old's hotel room, leading to a renewed debate about gun control.
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