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| Las Vegas shooting: death toll hits 59 as firearm stockpile found at suspect's home – live updates | Las Vegas shooting: death toll hits 59 as firearm stockpile found at suspect's home – live updates |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 5.10am BST | |
| 05:10 | |
| Here is the full video of the 7pm police press briefing from earlier today. Police revised the total number of guns found, said that there was no continuing threat to Las Vegas, and said there was no known motive at this time. | |
| VIDEO: #LVMPD Asst. Sheriff Todd Fasulo provides a wrap-up on the status of the mass shooting investigation. https://t.co/pJVuxYvVQu | |
| 4.52am BST | |
| 04:52 | |
| Hoax watch | |
| Time for a recap of some of the hoaxes, false reports and rumours that may still be floating around. | |
| This piece from Buzzfeed rounds up some of the deliberate misinformation being put out there on Twitter and Facebook. It includes fake reports that the suspected gunman was “anti-Trump”, Muslim or an anti-facist – spread by far-right troll accounts – as well as false photos of victims and missing people. | |
| A rumour that Marilou Danley – Stephen Paddock’s girlfriend who was initially identified as a person of interest by police – “warned” people of the attack is also false. | |
| The creator of Dilbert is spreading a rumor that Stephen Paddock's brother might be a crisis actor pic.twitter.com/idhiiMuz5r | |
| In a press conference earlier, Assistant Sheriff Todd Fasulo also debunked a rumour that there were multiple shooters. | |
| The sheriff’s department has been very adamant that they have no good information about Paddock’s motives at this time. | |
| Finally, this piece from Sam Levin shows how the flow of misinformation, especially in the early hours of the incident, spread on Google and Facebook. | |
| 4.34am BST | 4.34am BST |
| 04:34 | 04:34 |
| Candlelight vigils are taking place across the state tonight. | Candlelight vigils are taking place across the state tonight. |
| Students and staff at the University of Nevada have gathered to support victims of the mass shooting, while religious leaders and the Las Vegas mayor, Carolyn Goodman, spoke at an evening mourning ceremony outside city hall. | Students and staff at the University of Nevada have gathered to support victims of the mass shooting, while religious leaders and the Las Vegas mayor, Carolyn Goodman, spoke at an evening mourning ceremony outside city hall. |
| The campus community gathers tonight to reflect and remember. #VegasStrong pic.twitter.com/U9H1NAG4MH | The campus community gathers tonight to reflect and remember. #VegasStrong pic.twitter.com/U9H1NAG4MH |
| The Las Vegas strip has also gone dark out of respect for the victims. | The Las Vegas strip has also gone dark out of respect for the victims. |
| The lights of the Las Vegas Strip are dark tonight in honor of the victims of last night's shooting. pic.twitter.com/iNXkz5KFJo | The lights of the Las Vegas Strip are dark tonight in honor of the victims of last night's shooting. pic.twitter.com/iNXkz5KFJo |
| 4.22am BST | 4.22am BST |
| 04:22 | 04:22 |
| The GoFundMe for shooting victims has just hit $2.5m. | The GoFundMe for shooting victims has just hit $2.5m. |
| Set up by county commissioner Steve Sisolak, it’s been identified by local authorities as the best way for the public to donate to those affected, after blood banks announced they had enough to last a few days. | Set up by county commissioner Steve Sisolak, it’s been identified by local authorities as the best way for the public to donate to those affected, after blood banks announced they had enough to last a few days. |
| At the press briefing an hour ago, the fund was on $2.3m, with Sisolak revealing one individual donation hit $400,000. Organisers have now set a new target of $3m. | At the press briefing an hour ago, the fund was on $2.3m, with Sisolak revealing one individual donation hit $400,000. Organisers have now set a new target of $3m. |
| 4.03am BST | 4.03am BST |
| 04:03 | 04:03 |
| Here’s the latest wrap-up from the Guardian’s Lauren Gambino, with more detail on the growing stockpile of weapons, accessories and explosives, including ammonium nitrate, authorities continue to discover in the home and hotel room of Stephen Paddock. | Here’s the latest wrap-up from the Guardian’s Lauren Gambino, with more detail on the growing stockpile of weapons, accessories and explosives, including ammonium nitrate, authorities continue to discover in the home and hotel room of Stephen Paddock. |
| Authorities found 23 guns, including a handgun, in the hotel room of the gunman. At least some were equipped with scopes, devices that help the shooter identify targets at a range, police said. | Authorities found 23 guns, including a handgun, in the hotel room of the gunman. At least some were equipped with scopes, devices that help the shooter identify targets at a range, police said. |
| Read the full article here: | Read the full article here: |
| 3.55am BST | 3.55am BST |
| 03:55 | 03:55 |
| Mesquite: “People go to bed here at 8pm” | Mesquite: “People go to bed here at 8pm” |
| From the Guardian’s Paul Lewis, on the ground in Nevada, here’s a look at the town of Mesquite, where police discovered 19 firearms in Paddock’s home. A place for “gamblers and gun lovers”: | From the Guardian’s Paul Lewis, on the ground in Nevada, here’s a look at the town of Mesquite, where police discovered 19 firearms in Paddock’s home. A place for “gamblers and gun lovers”: |
| Mesquite is a place that caters to firearms enthusiasts. | Mesquite is a place that caters to firearms enthusiasts. |
| New guns can be bought at the local Walmart superstore, and there are a wide array of secondhand weapons on sale at a nearby pawn shop. If residents want to target-shoot in the desert, they need only drive about 10 minutes away, down a dirt track across the Arizona border, and visit the Smoking Gun Club range. | New guns can be bought at the local Walmart superstore, and there are a wide array of secondhand weapons on sale at a nearby pawn shop. If residents want to target-shoot in the desert, they need only drive about 10 minutes away, down a dirt track across the Arizona border, and visit the Smoking Gun Club range. |
| Paddock lived in Sun City, an exclusive community for retirees, where some residents zip around the quiet, palm-tree-studded streets on golf carts. | Paddock lived in Sun City, an exclusive community for retirees, where some residents zip around the quiet, palm-tree-studded streets on golf carts. |
| “This is a 55-and-over community,” said Tom Jennings, a 71-year-old neighbor. “People go to bed here at 8pm.” | “This is a 55-and-over community,” said Tom Jennings, a 71-year-old neighbor. “People go to bed here at 8pm.” |
| Read the piece here: | Read the piece here: |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.56am BST | at 3.56am BST |
| 3.43am BST | 3.43am BST |
| 03:43 | 03:43 |
| Justin McCurry | Justin McCurry |
| The Guardian’s Tokyo correspondent Justin McCurry has this from Japan: | The Guardian’s Tokyo correspondent Justin McCurry has this from Japan: |
| Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has expressed his “shock and outrage” over the shooting in a message to Donald Trump. | Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has expressed his “shock and outrage” over the shooting in a message to Donald Trump. |
| “I am immensely shocked and utterly outraged to learn about the shooting incident in Las Vegas which claimed the lives of a number of innocent civilians and is said to be possibly the worst incident in the US history. | “I am immensely shocked and utterly outraged to learn about the shooting incident in Las Vegas which claimed the lives of a number of innocent civilians and is said to be possibly the worst incident in the US history. |
| “I wish to convey my sincerest condolences to all the victims and their families and hope that those who were injured will recover as soon as possible.“We cannot tolerate such indiscriminate and massive shooting incident for any reason and I resolutely condemn it. Japan expresses its sincere solidarity with the Government of the United States and the people of the United States as they try to overcome this difficult time.” | “I wish to convey my sincerest condolences to all the victims and their families and hope that those who were injured will recover as soon as possible.“We cannot tolerate such indiscriminate and massive shooting incident for any reason and I resolutely condemn it. Japan expresses its sincere solidarity with the Government of the United States and the people of the United States as they try to overcome this difficult time.” |
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| 03:34 | 03:34 |
| Former Fox News presenter Bill O’Reilly has called the Las Vegas shooting “the price of freedom” in a post on his personal website arguing against stricter gun control laws. | Former Fox News presenter Bill O’Reilly has called the Las Vegas shooting “the price of freedom” in a post on his personal website arguing against stricter gun control laws. |
| “The murderer had a number of deadly weapons in his room and you can count on the gun control debate to ramp up,” he said. “But ... I can tell you that government restrictions will not stop psychopaths from harming people. | “The murderer had a number of deadly weapons in his room and you can count on the gun control debate to ramp up,” he said. “But ... I can tell you that government restrictions will not stop psychopaths from harming people. |
| “This is the price of freedom,” he continued. “Violent nuts are allowed to roam free until they do damage, no matter how threatening they are.” | “This is the price of freedom,” he continued. “Violent nuts are allowed to roam free until they do damage, no matter how threatening they are.” |
| 3.20am BST | 3.20am BST |
| 03:20 | 03:20 |
| “There was only one shooter” | “There was only one shooter” |
| Fasulo says blood donations are at capacity and those looking to donate should wait until “at least tomorrow afternoon or even the next day”. Similarly, it’s difficult to distribute the number of food donations they have received. | Fasulo says blood donations are at capacity and those looking to donate should wait until “at least tomorrow afternoon or even the next day”. Similarly, it’s difficult to distribute the number of food donations they have received. |
| He says the best way to contribute at the moment is to donate to the official GoFundMe, set up by Steve Sisolak, the Clark County commissioner, which has now raised $2.2m over 30,000 donations. | He says the best way to contribute at the moment is to donate to the official GoFundMe, set up by Steve Sisolak, the Clark County commissioner, which has now raised $2.2m over 30,000 donations. |
| He also opened his briefing by dispelling rumours that there were multiple shooters. | He also opened his briefing by dispelling rumours that there were multiple shooters. |
| “We are aware of the rumours that there was more assailant,” he said. “There is no evidence or information to support that theory. We believe there was only one shooter and that was Stephen Paddock”. | “We are aware of the rumours that there was more assailant,” he said. “There is no evidence or information to support that theory. We believe there was only one shooter and that was Stephen Paddock”. |
| He said the death toll has not changed since the last update. | He said the death toll has not changed since the last update. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.26am BST | at 3.26am BST |
| 3.14am BST | 3.14am BST |
| 03:14 | 03:14 |
| 42 guns found | 42 guns found |
| Assistant Sheriff Todd Fasulo has provided the final planned press briefing for tonight. He’s updated the number of guns found in Paddock’s various homes and rooms across Nevada to 42 firearms, as well as a stock of explosives and thousands of rounds of ammo. | Assistant Sheriff Todd Fasulo has provided the final planned press briefing for tonight. He’s updated the number of guns found in Paddock’s various homes and rooms across Nevada to 42 firearms, as well as a stock of explosives and thousands of rounds of ammo. |
| The latest confirmed figure is 23 guns in his hotel room in the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, and 19 in his home in Mesquite. | The latest confirmed figure is 23 guns in his hotel room in the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, and 19 in his home in Mesquite. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.24am BST | at 3.24am BST |