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Las Vegas shooting: Gunman 'identified as 64-year-old white male' Stephen Paddock: Las Vegas gunman identified by police as 64-year-old white male
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The Las Vegas gunman who killed at least 20 people and injured more than 100 when he opened fire on a music festival has been identified as a 64-year-old white male, according to ABC News.  The suspected gunman in the mass shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas has been named as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock.
Police earlier announced the suspect had been identified as a "local man" but stopped short of naming him.  At least 50 were killed and more than 200 injured at the Route 91 country music event near the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino.
Las Vegas Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said a manhunt was underway for a person of interest, believed to be his roommate, identified as Marilou Danley. It is the deadliest mass shooting in US history, with the death toll surpassing the 49 killed at a nightclub in Orlando in June 2016.
She was described as Asian, 4"11 and weighting 111 pounds (50kg).  Witnesses described seeing flashes of light high up in the tower. The shooter was believed to have been shooting down at crowds of concert-goers from the 32nd floor of the of the Mandalay Bay Hotel.
Announcing the suspect's name, Las Vegas Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said police had "located numerous firearms" in Paddock's hotel room.
A Swot team used a controlled explosion to enter the hotel room, where they shot the suspect dead.
Authorities were searching for a 62-year-old female companion of the shooter called Marilou Danley, who officials said lived with him.
She was around 4“11 (125cm), weighed 111 pounds (50kg) and was of Asian appearance. She was described as an "associate" of the gunman.
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