Massacre in Las Vegas: More Than 50 People Dead, 200 Injured in Deadliest Mass Shooting in Modern US History
Woman Reportedly Warned Concertgoers 45 Minutes Before Shooting Began
Police say they don’t believe there are other shooters involved, but they are looking for the suspect’s “female companion,†Marilou Danley: pic.twitter.com/ZJeGGHTYIl
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 2, 2017
More than 50 people are dead, and more than 200 people have been injured in the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. The suspect, 64-year old Stephen Paddock allegedly opened fire with what police described as a “fully automatic” weapon, from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay, a 43-story luxury resort and casino on the Las Vegas strip. He is now reported as deceased. Police say he was heavily armed.
At least 50 people killed and more than 200 injured in a shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas on Sunday night https://t.co/yY0LnabLRN pic.twitter.com/NzKVo0o5ld
— CNN (@CNN) October 2, 2017
Those concerned about loved ones can call:Â 1-866-535-5654.
Victims were attending the Route 91 Harvest country music festival. The shooting began just after 1 AM Eastern, 10 PM local time.
The video below (caution) shows a performer singing as the sound of bullets hailed down from above:
This was the scene outside the hotel:
Active shooters at Mandalay Bay/Route 91 with automatic weapons & people down. Stay away from the Vegas strip! pic.twitter.com/81D6GEEInu
— Justin Aaron Morris (@IAMJUSTINAARON) October 2, 2017
The suspect’s wife or partner has been located:
Investigators have located Marilou Danley, who has been identified as the suspected shooter’s wife https://t.co/czfMSEMkpu pic.twitter.com/64UgHO8SLW
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 2, 2017
“We located numerous firearms within the room that [the shooting suspect] occupied,†Sheriff Lombardo says https://t.co/czfMSEMkpu pic.twitter.com/ngOHC68UXZ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 2, 2017
Witness reports:
“The police officers were helping, the other concert-goers were helping everybody. It was just amazing, we all came together,†witness says pic.twitter.com/lYNRmeFO3d
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 2, 2017
“It just kept going and going. And my husband said, ‘That’s not firecrackers. That sounds like a semi-automatic rifle,’†witness says pic.twitter.com/BQekq3g88S
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 2, 2017
“It was about 4 to 5 minutes of gunshots,†Las Vegas shooting witness says https://t.co/czfMSEMkpu pic.twitter.com/rwvsesBLYn
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 2, 2017
It was less than 16 months ago that 49 people were killed at the Pulse nightclub in Florida. At the time it was the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. Â
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