The family of the Las Vegas shooter who opened fire during a concert, now want nothing to do with his assets and have requested that any equity left behind in his estate be given to Las Vegas shooting victims.

However, attorneys working on the case who are supporting those seeking compensation from the Las Vegas Victims Fund, allege that the FBI is preventing that from happening.

An accountant in charge of the distribution said that federal officials are blocking the steps necessary access to the shooter’s estate. The accountant says that the government has not allowed others to review the records.

Las Vegas Shooting

On Oct. 1 of last year, the shooter opened fire from his Mandalay Bay suite onto people attending an outdoor music festival below. Since so many people were hurt and so many families lost loved ones in this incident, a victim’s fund was established. The victim’s fund is there to provide compensation support to surviving family members, as well as those who lived through the attack who are now coping with medical bills and daily pain.

The recordings of police calls are continuing to be released in conjunction with that shooting event as more information is uncovered. A sixth records release occurred during this same week involving police records that included previously undisclosed emergency 911 calls.

When the gunman opened fire, he was able to claim many lives and hurt numerous people in a very short time span from the location in his hotel room. Unfortunately, the toll was significant when the shooter opened fire as he injured more than 800 people and left 58 dead in the massacre.

Some victims or family members have begun to discuss and consider whether or not lawsuits are an appropriate method of recovery for people who believe that Mandalay Bay is responsible for the lack of security or an appropriate response when the shooting occurred.

Many of the family members who have tried to put their lives back together after this unfortunate incident have chosen to pursue compensation through the Las Vegas Victims Fund.

The Las Vegas Victims Fund

Many of the individuals who survived that accident have requested compensation through the Las Vegas Victims Fund. The Las Vegas Victims Fund was established in order to enable those who were critically hurt or those who had family members killed, to recover compensation. The shooter is believed to have a minimum of two bank accounts and some individuals closely involved in the case share that these accounts are being blocked by bank officials.

Shooting survivors and victims’ families began receiving payments from the Las Vegas Victims Fund in March. The Las Vegas Victims Fund initially raised more than $31 million and the gaming industry companies throughout Las Vegas donated more than $12 million.

Every family of someone who was killed during that accident will be entitled to $275,000 from the Las Vegas Victims’ Fund. Ten other individuals who suffered brain damage or permanent paralysis as a result of the shooting will also be entitled to $275,000.