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| Las Vegas Shooting Updates: More Than 50 Dead | |
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| • More than 50 people were killed and more than 200 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, Stephen Paddock, 64, at the hotel. They said they believed he was the only attacker. They said they were “confident” they had located a female person of interest described as his “companion” and “roommate.” | |
| • 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. | • 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. |
| Two off-duty Las Vegas police officers were killed in the shooting, Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said at a news conference. | 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. | 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. | 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.” | “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.” |
| “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. |