Worst Mass
Shooting in US History Leaves More Than 50 Dead, 400
Injured in Las Vegas
At least eight firearms, along with several long
rifles, were reportedly found in the gunman's hotel
room
By Jake Johnson
October 02,
2017 "Information
Clearing House"
- A gunman opened fire on a music festival in Las
Vegas, Nevada late Sunday, injuring more than 400
people and killing at least 50—the deadliest mass
shooting in American history.
Law
enforcement identified the lone suspected shooter as
Stephen Paddock, a
64 year-old white male. Paddock was later
found dead in the
Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, located across the
street from the concert grounds.
According to Sheriff Joe Lombardo of the Las Vegas
Metropolitan Police Department, Paddock opened fire
at the thousands of concertgoers from the 32nd floor
of the hotel at around 10:15pm local time. At least
eight firearms,
along with several long rifles, were reportedly
found in Paddock's room.
The
gunman was previously known to local police for
past run-ins with law enforcement, according to
people familiar with the
investigation. Recordings of the attack suggest
the suspect used an automatic weapon.
The
shooting occurred at the end of the Route 91
Harvest Festival, a three-day country
music concert held over the weekend that
reportedly drew 30,000 attendees. The concert
grounds are adjacent to Mandalay Bay. The shots
began as Jason Aldean, one of the final
performers, was playing.
Videos of the horrifying scene quickly spread on
social media. One witness
told the local
television station KLAS that "the shots just kept
coming."
"Everybody's hiding everywhere, they're hiding under
the bleachers, and the stanchions, and anywhere they
could," she said.
Several
videos caught the moment the first shots were fired.
"It is our
love, which defines us today and always will" - "Melania
and I are praying for every "American" that has been
hurt, wounded or lost the ones they loved"
Islamic State claims Las
Vegas mass shooting:
The Islamic State said the gunman in the
mass shooting in Las Vegas was “a soldier” from its
ranks who had converted to Islam months ago.
Who is Stephen Paddock?Las Vegas shooter, 64, was a licensed pilot
and hunting enthusiast with no criminal record who
owned a $400,000 home in a Nevada retirement
community
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