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Las Vegas Shooting Updates: More Than 50 Dead Las Vegas Shooting Updates: More Than 50 Dead
(35 minutes later)
• 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. Right Now: The authorities said that they have killed the gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64.
• 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.” • The death toll has surpassed 50, with more than 200 injured, in a shooting at an outdoor concert near the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, the police said.
• 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. • Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said the exact number of injuries had yet to be determined. “Obviously this is a tragic incident and one that we have never experienced in this valley,” he said.
Two off-duty Las Vegas police officers were killed in the shooting, Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said at a news conference. • The police said they had killed Mr. Paddock, who was believed to be the only attacker.
• Automatic gunfire can be heard in videos from the grounds of the concert, a country music event known as the Route 91 Harvest Festival. Concertgoers were seen running and ducking for cover. Thousands of people fled.
The sheriff said the gunman’s background was largely a mystery and his motive was unknown. He predicted “a long and tedious investigation.”
“As far as his history and background, we haven’t completed that part of the investigation yet,” he said. “But we located numerous firearms within the room that he occupied.”
Two off-duty Las Vegas police officers were killed in the shooting, Sheriff 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.”
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 said they were “confident but not 100 percent sure” that they had located Marilou Danley, a woman they described as “a companion that is traveling with” Mr. Paddock.
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.” The police also said they had located two cars whose license plates were registered to Mr. Paddock.
“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.
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.
“This is an active investigation. Again, please do not head down to the Strip at this time,” a post on Twitter read.