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Right Now: The authorities say the gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, is dead. • At least 58 people died and 515 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. • The police said that officers found the gunman dead in his room in the Mandalay Bay Hotel. They identified him as Stephen Paddock, 64. Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said he was believed to be the only assailant.
• 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. • Automatic gunfire can be heard in videos taken at 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. The police said that Mr. Paddock opened fire on the crowd from a hotel room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel. A Las Vegas Police Department SWAT team burst into the room and found Mr. Paddock dead.
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.” The sheriff said the gunman was believed to have killed himself before they entered the room. At least 10 rifles were found there. Sheriff Lombardo described Mr. Paddock as a “local resident” and said his motive was unknown.
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. Eric Paddock, the suspect’s brother, told CBS that his brother was “not an avid gun guy at all.”
“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 fact that he had those kind of weapons is just — where the hell did he get automatic weapons?” Eric Paddock said. “He has no military background or anything like that. He’s a guy who lived in a house in Mesquite, drove down and gambled in Las Vegas.”
The police were searching Mr. Paddock’s home in Mesquite, Nev., on Monday. They expected the search to take several hours, they said.
Audio recordings of the shooting suggest that the gunman used at least one automatic weapon. Such weapons are more difficult to obtain than semiautomatic weapons.
The long bursts of gunfire capture on video also suggested that the gunman may not have had military or other formal weapons training, which emphasizes brief, controlled bursts of fire.
The police have not released any specifics about the weapons found in Mr. Paddock’s hotel room. Mr. Paddock had been staying in the room since Thursday, the police said. The sheriff said it was not clear whether the housekeeping staff had been able to enter the room since he rented it.
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 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.”
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.” She said a police officer had guided her and her husband to safety while gunshots ricocheted around them.
“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. In the confusion, she heard one woman scream, “I can’t find my daughter.”
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. Many people in the crowd at first mistook the sound of gunfire for fireworks, according to Tenaja Floyd, who was standing near the stage with her mother when the shooting began.
The name of the deceased officer has not been released because his family has not been notified, the police said. “I knew immediately that wasn’t fireworks,” Ms. Floyd said. “It felt like an eternity, but it was only a few minutes.”
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.” They fled the area and ended up in the parking lot a mile from the hotel, scraped and shocked.
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. President Trump called for national unity after the shooting, which he described as “an act of pure evil.” He said he would visit Las Vegas on Wednesday to meet with law enforcement, emergency medical workers and families of victims.
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. “We call upon the bonds that unite us, our faith, our family, and our shared values,” he said. “We call upon the bonds of citizenship, the ties of community, and the comfort of our common humanity. Our unity cannot be shattered by evil, our bonds cannot be broken by violence, and though we feel such great anger at the senseless murder of our fellow citizens, it is our love that defines us today.”
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 police said in a statement that one off-duty Las Vegas police officer was killed in the shooting. His name has not been released because his family has not been notified, the police said.
President Trump responded to the shooting on Monday by tweeting his “warmest condolences” for the families of the victims. Two officers who were on duty were injured. One was in stable condition; the other had what the police described as “non-life-threatening wounds.”
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.” 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.
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 police said they had located Marilou Danley, a woman they described as “a companion that is traveling with” Mr. Paddock. She was outside the country at the time of the shooting.
The House Democratic leader, Nancy Pelosi of California, said she was “horrified and heartbroken” by the shooting. The authorities have called her a “person of interest” and the shooter’s “roommate.” Eric Paddock said Ms. Danley was his brother’s girlfriend.
Sheriff Lombardo said Mr. Paddock had used some of her identification in Las Vegas, but did not elaborate.