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| Las Vegas shooting: Death toll rises to 59 as police find 42 weapons in possession of gunman - as it happened | |
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| At least 59 people have been killed and more than 500 injured after a gunman opened fire on crowds at a music festival in Las Vegas in the worst mass shooting in US history. | At least 59 people have been killed and more than 500 injured after a gunman opened fire on crowds at a music festival in Las Vegas in the worst mass shooting in US history. |
| Two revellers at the Route 91 festival said they initially heard a noise "like firecrackers", but it became apparent a shooter was unloading "clip after clip" into the crowd, discharging hundreds of bullets using an automatic weapon. | Two revellers at the Route 91 festival said they initially heard a noise "like firecrackers", but it became apparent a shooter was unloading "clip after clip" into the crowd, discharging hundreds of bullets using an automatic weapon. |
| Police later identifed the "lone wolf" suspect as 64-year-old white male Stephen Paddock from Nevada. | Police later identifed the "lone wolf" suspect as 64-year-old white male Stephen Paddock from Nevada. |
| Las Vegas Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said Paddock was neutralised in a hotel room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel. Police later said that 23 guns had been found in the hotel room, while another 19 guns were found at a property occupied by Paddock about 80 miles away in Mesquite, Nevada. | |
| Video posted on social media appeared to show the moment the gunfire broke out during a song, stopping the performance and sending the crowd running. | Video posted on social media appeared to show the moment the gunfire broke out during a song, stopping the performance and sending the crowd running. |
| Officers were searching for his roommate Marilou Danley, but later said they had been in contact. They said she was no longer a person of interest. | Officers were searching for his roommate Marilou Danley, but later said they had been in contact. They said she was no longer a person of interest. |
| University Medical Center spokeswoman Danita Cohen said the Las Vegas hospital had taken in "several" people with gunshot wounds. | University Medical Center spokeswoman Danita Cohen said the Las Vegas hospital had taken in "several" people with gunshot wounds. |
| Authorities shut down part of the Las Vegas Strip and Interstate 15. | Authorities shut down part of the Las Vegas Strip and Interstate 15. |
| Some flights destined for the McCarran International Airport were diverted due to incident. | Some flights destined for the McCarran International Airport were diverted due to incident. |
| Country singer Jason Aldean was playing near the end of the concert when gunfire rang out but was unhurt. | Country singer Jason Aldean was playing near the end of the concert when gunfire rang out but was unhurt. |