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Las Vegas Shooting: Live Updates Las Vegas Shooting: Live Updates
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Right Now: The authorities say they have killed the gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64. Right Now: The authorities say the gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, is dead.
• More than 50 people died and 200 others were injured in a shooting at an outdoor concert near the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, the police said. It was one of the deadliest mass shootings in United States history. Read our overview of the shooting. • More than 50 people died and 400 others were injured in a shooting at an outdoor concert near the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, the police said. It was one of the deadliest mass shootings in United States history. Read our overview of the shooting.
• 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. • The police said that officers found Mr. Paddock dead in his room in the Mandalay Bay Hotel. Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said he was believed to be the only assailant.
• The police said Mr. Paddock was believed to be the only assailant.
• 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 ran and ducked for cover, and thousands of people fled.• 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 ran and ducked for cover, and thousands of people fled.
Sheriff Lombardo described the gunman as a “local resident,” but said that his background was largely a mystery and that his motive was unknown. He predicted “a long and tedious investigation.” Sheriff Lombardo described Mr. Paddock as a “local resident,” but said that his background was largely a mystery and that 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.” The police said that Mr. Paddock opened fire on the crowd from a hotel room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel on Sunday night. The Las Vegas Police Department SWAT team found him dead.
The gunfire began during a performance by the singer Jason Aldean, the closing act of the Route 91 Harvest Festival, according to Gail Davis, who was in the audience. “As far as his history and background, we haven’t completed that part of the investigation yet,” Sheriff Lombardo said of the suspect. “But we located numerous firearms within the room that he occupied.”
The gunfire began during a performance by the singer Jason Aldean, the closing act of the Route 91 Harvest Festival, according to Gail Davis, who was in the audience of more than 22,000.
The scene erupted into chaos as thousands of people began to panic. “Everyone was running,” she said. “You could see people getting shot.”The scene erupted into chaos as thousands of people began to panic. “Everyone was running,” she said. “You could see people getting shot.”
A police officer guided them to safety as gunshots ricocheted around them. As they ran, Ms. Davis heard a voice on the officer’s radio say the words “active shooters.” She said a police officer had guided her and her husband to safety as gunshots ricocheted around them. As they ran, Ms. Davis heard a voice on the officer’s radio say the words “active shooters.”
“I’ve never been that scared in my life,” she said. “To have this happen, I can’t wrap my mind around it.”“I’ve never been that scared in my life,” she said. “To have this happen, I can’t wrap my mind around it.”
Ms. Davis said many children were attending the concert. Amid the confusion, she heard one woman scream, “I can’t find my daughter.”Ms. Davis said many children were attending the concert. Amid the confusion, she heard one woman scream, “I can’t find my daughter.”
Two off-duty Las Vegas police officers were killed in the shooting, Sheriff Lombardo said at a news conference. The police said in a statement that one off-duty Las Vegas police officer was killed in the shooting. At a news conference earlier in the day, Sheriff Lombardo had said that two off-duty officers were killed.
Two other officers responding to the scene were wounded, the sheriff said. One of them is in critical condition. The name of the deceased officer has not been released because his family has not been notified, the police said.
Two on-duty officers were injured in the shooting. One was in stable condition; the other had what the police described as “non-life-threatening wounds.”
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.
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 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 police also said they had located two cars whose license plates were registered to Mr. Paddock.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.
President Trump responded to the shooting on Monday by tweeting his “warmest condolences” for the families of the victims.President Trump responded to the shooting on Monday by tweeting his “warmest condolences” for the families of the victims.
Other lawmakers woke up to the news and offered thoughts and prayers. Governor Brian Sandoval of Nevada called the shooting a “heinous act of violence.”Other lawmakers woke up to the news and offered thoughts and prayers. Governor Brian Sandoval of Nevada called the shooting a “heinous act of violence.”
Senator James Lankford, a Republican from Oklahoma, referred to the shooting as a “terror attack,” although as of 4:30 a.m. in Las Vegas, law enforcement officials had not identified a motive for the gunman.Senator James Lankford, a Republican from Oklahoma, referred to the shooting as a “terror attack,” although as of 4:30 a.m. in Las Vegas, law enforcement officials had not identified a motive for the gunman.
The House Democratic leader, Nancy Pelosi of California, said she was “horrified and heartbroken” by the shooting.The House Democratic leader, Nancy Pelosi of California, said she was “horrified and heartbroken” by the shooting.