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| Las Vegas shooting: More than 50 dead and 200 injured as attack becomes deadliest in US history | Las Vegas shooting: More than 50 dead and 200 injured as attack becomes deadliest in US history |
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| Las Vegas police have said there are "in excess of 50 dead" and more than 200 injured after a mass shooting at a music festival. | Las Vegas police have said there are "in excess of 50 dead" and more than 200 injured after a mass shooting at a music festival. |
| Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo also confirmed the main suspect in the attack, the deadliest shooting in US history, was 64-year-old Stephen Paddock. | Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo also confirmed the main suspect in the attack, the deadliest shooting in US history, was 64-year-old Stephen Paddock. |
| The gunman opened fire on crowds at Route 91 Harvest country music festival on the Nevada city's famous strip from the 32nd floor of a nearby hotel. | The gunman opened fire on crowds at Route 91 Harvest country music festival on the Nevada city's famous strip from the 32nd floor of a nearby hotel. |
| He was later shot dead by police and officers used explosives to burst into his hotel room and confront him. | He was later shot dead by police and officers used explosives to burst into his hotel room and confront him. |
| The death toll, which police warned could rise, surpassed the 49 people shot dead at an Orlando nightclub in June last year. | The death toll, which police warned could rise, surpassed the 49 people shot dead at an Orlando nightclub in June last year. |
| Mr Lombardo said several firearms were found in Paddock's hotel room at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, across the street from the festival. Officers are also set to begin searching his home address. | Mr Lombardo said several firearms were found in Paddock's hotel room at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, across the street from the festival. Officers are also set to begin searching his home address. |
| The gunman's motive was unclear, added Mr Lombardo. | The gunman's motive was unclear, added Mr Lombardo. |
| He added police were "confident" they have located a woman who lived with Paddock who authorities had said was a "person of interest". | He added police were "confident" they have located a woman who lived with Paddock who authorities had said was a "person of interest". |
| Police earlier said said Marilou Danley, 62, was "sought for questioning" in connection to the shooting. | Police earlier said said Marilou Danley, 62, was "sought for questioning" in connection to the shooting. |
| Thousands of panicked festival-goers fled as hundreds of shots rained down upon the crowd, with some people trampled on amid the chaos. | Thousands of panicked festival-goers fled as hundreds of shots rained down upon the crowd, with some people trampled on amid the chaos. |
| Two off-duty police officers who had attended to concert were believed to be among the dead. | Two off-duty police officers who had attended to concert were believed to be among the dead. |
| Las Vegas's casinos and nightlife draw 3.5 million visitors a year from around the world the strip was packed with people when shooting broke out during a performance by country star Jason Aldean. | Las Vegas's casinos and nightlife draw 3.5 million visitors a year from around the world the strip was packed with people when shooting broke out during a performance by country star Jason Aldean. |
| Shocked concert-goers, some with blood on their clothes, wandered the streets after the attack. Some were trampled on in the panic to escape the festival venue. | Shocked concert-goers, some with blood on their clothes, wandered the streets after the attack. Some were trampled on in the panic to escape the festival venue. |
| The suspect was a local Las Vegas man who acted alone and was not believed to be connected to any militant group, Sheriff Lombardo said. | The suspect was a local Las Vegas man who acted alone and was not believed to be connected to any militant group, Sheriff Lombardo said. |
| "We have no idea what his belief system was," he added. "Right now, we believe he was the sole aggressor and the scene is static." | "We have no idea what his belief system was," he added. "Right now, we believe he was the sole aggressor and the scene is static." |
| Video of the shooting showed Aldean stopping mid-song after gunfire could was heard. | Video of the shooting showed Aldean stopping mid-song after gunfire could was heard. |
| The gunman then fired another volley, with muzzle flashes visible at the hotel as more victims fell to the ground and others fled in panic. | The gunman then fired another volley, with muzzle flashes visible at the hotel as more victims fell to the ground and others fled in panic. |
| Some festival-goers hid behind merchandise and food stands and other crawled under parked cars. | Some festival-goers hid behind merchandise and food stands and other crawled under parked cars. |
| Jake Owen, a country music star who played the set before Aldean, said "gun shots were ringing off of the stage rigging and road cases. No one knew where to go." | Jake Owen, a country music star who played the set before Aldean, said "gun shots were ringing off of the stage rigging and road cases. No one knew where to go." |
| Witness Kodiak Yazzie, 36, said the music stopped temporarily when the first shots began. He said the song resumed, before the second round of pops sent performers ducking for cover and fleeing the stage. | Witness Kodiak Yazzie, 36, said the music stopped temporarily when the first shots began. He said the song resumed, before the second round of pops sent performers ducking for cover and fleeing the stage. |
| "It was the craziest stuff I've ever seen in my entire life," Mr Yazzie said. | "It was the craziest stuff I've ever seen in my entire life," Mr Yazzie said. |
| "You could hear that the noise was coming from west of us, from Mandalay Bay. You could see a flash, flash, flash, flash." | "You could hear that the noise was coming from west of us, from Mandalay Bay. You could see a flash, flash, flash, flash." |
| British tennis player Laura Robson was among those attending the concert. | British tennis player Laura Robson was among those attending the concert. |
| She shared two pictures of herself at the event, wearing a cowboy hat with an American flag emblazoned on it. | She shared two pictures of herself at the event, wearing a cowboy hat with an American flag emblazoned on it. |
| Asked by a Twitter follower if she was all right, she wrote: "I'm okay. We were right there... sounded like fireworks at first then everyone started running." | Asked by a Twitter follower if she was all right, she wrote: "I'm okay. We were right there... sounded like fireworks at first then everyone started running." |
| She described the scenes as "scary". | She described the scenes as "scary". |
| Witnesses said the gunfire lasted for about five months. | Witnesses said the gunfire lasted for about five months. |
| "It sounded like fireworks. People were just dropping to the ground. It just kept going on," said Steve Smith, a 45-year-old visitor from Phoenix, Arizona, who had flown in for the concert. | "It sounded like fireworks. People were just dropping to the ground. It just kept going on," said Steve Smith, a 45-year-old visitor from Phoenix, Arizona, who had flown in for the concert. |
| He added: "Probably 100 shots at a time. It would sound like it was reloading and then it would go again. People were shot and trying to get out. A lot of people were shot." | He added: "Probably 100 shots at a time. It would sound like it was reloading and then it would go again. People were shot and trying to get out. A lot of people were shot." |
| Mike McGarry, 53, from Philadelphia, was at the concert with his children. He attempted to shield them from gunfire and and was trampled on as people fled in panic. | |
| "It was crazy. I laid on top of the kids. They're 20. I'm 53. I lived a good life," he said. | |
| The shooting broke out on the final night of the three-day festival, a sold-out event attended by thousands and featuring top country acts such as Eric Church, Sam Hunt and Jason Aldean. | |
| "Tonight has been beyond horrific," Aldean said in a statement on Instagram. "It hurts my heart that this would happen to anyone who was just coming out to enjoy what should have been a fun night." | "Tonight has been beyond horrific," Aldean said in a statement on Instagram. "It hurts my heart that this would happen to anyone who was just coming out to enjoy what should have been a fun night." |