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| Mandalay Bay shooting: at least two dead and 'suspect down' near Las Vegas casino | |
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| Police in Las Vegas have said “one suspect is down” after a mass shooting near the Mandalay Bay casino. | Police in Las Vegas have said “one suspect is down” after a mass shooting near the Mandalay Bay casino. |
| At least two people have died and 24 people have been injured after shooting broke out on the final night of the three-day Route 91 Harvest country music festival. Twelve people were in critical condition, according to the city’s University Medical Center. | |
| The Las Vegas police department said it does “not believe there are any more” active shooters on the Vegas strip. | |
| Confirming that one suspect is down. This is an active investigation. Again, please do not head down to the Strip at this time. | Confirming that one suspect is down. This is an active investigation. Again, please do not head down to the Strip at this time. |
| Concertgoers reported seeing muzzle flashes from the upper floors of the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino across Las Vegas Boulevard from the festival and the sound of what they described as automatic gunfire, according to the Associated Press. | Concertgoers reported seeing muzzle flashes from the upper floors of the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino across Las Vegas Boulevard from the festival and the sound of what they described as automatic gunfire, according to the Associated Press. |
| Witnesses posted video footage on social media of what appeared to be gunfire, and artists at the festival tweeted about gunshots. | Witnesses posted video footage on social media of what appeared to be gunfire, and artists at the festival tweeted about gunshots. |
| Gun shots!!! Vegas. Pray to god. Love you guys. Love you Pearl. | Gun shots!!! Vegas. Pray to god. Love you guys. Love you Pearl. |
| The shooting began during a performance by country music star Jason Aldean. As the 40,000 fans in the crowd began to flee, 36-year old fan Kodiak Yazzie said the music stopped temporarily and started up again before another round of gunshots sent the performers ducking for cover and fleeing the stage. | |
| Yazzie told the Associated Press he took cover and said he saw flashes of light coming from the Mandalay Bay hotel tower high above. | |
| The city’s McCarran International airport said flights in and out of the airport “have been temporarily halted in response to reported shooting incident on Las Vegas Strip”. | The city’s McCarran International airport said flights in and out of the airport “have been temporarily halted in response to reported shooting incident on Las Vegas Strip”. |
| Las Vegas city hall said it was a “very sad night for Las Vegas” and warned members of the public to stay away from the south end of the Vegas strip, where the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino is located. | Las Vegas city hall said it was a “very sad night for Las Vegas” and warned members of the public to stay away from the south end of the Vegas strip, where the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino is located. |
| The music festival has been held for the past four years on an 15-acre lot across Las Vegas Boulevard from Mandalay Bay. | |
| This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates. | This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates. |