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Las Vegas Shooting Updates: More Than 20 Dead Las Vegas Shooting Updates: More Than 20 Dead
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• More than 20 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in a shooting at a concert near the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, the police said.• More than 20 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in a shooting at a concert near the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, the police said.
• The police said they killed a gunman at the hotel. They said they believe he was the only attacker but are looking for a woman they described as his “companion” and “roommate.” • The police said they killed a gunman at the hotel. They said they believed he was the only attacker but were looking for a woman they described as his “companion” and “roommate.”
• Automatic gunfire can be heard in videos from the grounds of Route 91 Harvest, a country music festival. Concertgoers were seen running and ducking for cover. Thousands of people fled. • Automatic gunfire can be heard in videos from the grounds of the Route 91 Harvest Festival, a country music event. Concertgoers were seen running and ducking for cover. Thousands of people fled.
“Now as far as number of victims, I cannot give you an accurate number at this point,” Sheriff Joseph Lombardo told reporters at a news conference. “We have well in excess of a hundred-plus injured and excess of 20-plus that have died.” Two off-duty Las Vegas police officers were killed in the shooting, Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said at a news conference.
Two other officers responding to the scene were wounded, the sheriff said. One of them is in critical condition.
Additionally, an off-duty officer from Bakersfield, Calif., who was attending the concert was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.
“Now as far as number of victims, I cannot give you an accurate number at this point,” Sheriff Lombardo said. “We have well in excess of a hundred-plus injured and excess of 20-plus that have died.”
The sheriff described the gunman as a “local resident.”The sheriff described the gunman as a “local resident.”
The police are looking for a woman described as the gunman’s “companion” and identified as Marilou Danley.The police are looking for a woman described as the gunman’s “companion” and identified as Marilou Danley.
The authorities have called her a “person of interest” and the shooter’s “roommate.”The authorities have called her a “person of interest” and the shooter’s “roommate.”
Twenty-six people were admitted to the University Medical Center, Danita Cohen, a spokeswoman for the University Medical Center, told The Associated Press.
At least two of those people died and 12 were in critical condition, she said.
“We have numerous victims right now. I don’t have a number,” Sgt. Jeff Clark, a spokesman for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, said at a news conference.“We have numerous victims right now. I don’t have a number,” Sgt. Jeff Clark, a spokesman for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, said at a news conference.
“One suspect is down,” the police said via Twitter several hours after the attack was first reported.“One suspect is down,” the police said via Twitter several hours after the attack was first reported.
SWAT teams were sent to the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay, where at least one gunman was believed to be located, according police radio traffic.SWAT teams were sent to the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay, where at least one gunman was believed to be located, according police radio traffic.
The authorities later confirmed there were no other gunmen.The authorities later confirmed there were no other gunmen.
“This is an active investigation. Again, please do not head down to the Strip at this time,” a post on Twitter read.“This is an active investigation. Again, please do not head down to the Strip at this time,” a post on Twitter read.