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Over fifty dead, hundreds injured, in mass shooting at Las Vegas concert

By Reporter
October 2, 2017, 12:36 pm
Police officers advise people to take cover near the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip (John Locher/AP)
Police officers advise people to take cover near the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip (John Locher/AP)

AT least 50 people have been killed and 200 others were injured in a shooting at a concert in Las Vegas.

A Las Vegas resident, named as Stephen Paddock, is suspected of being the man who opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest Festival on the Las Vegas Strip.

The suspect was killed by police on 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, situated across from the concert.

Nevada police said they have located a “female person of interest” in connection with the shooting.

People run during an mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)
People run during an mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)
Marilou Danley, 62, had been sought by police after gunfire tore through the crowd at the outdoor event during a set by country music star Jason Aldean.

The dead gunman is also believed to have checked into the hotel as a guest.

Marilou Danley, who is being sought by the LVMPD for questioning in connection with the mass shooting (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department/AP)
Marilou Danley, who is being sought by the LVMPD for questioning in connection with the mass shooting (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department/AP)

Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said officers confronted Paddock in the hotel.

Kodiak Yazzie, 36, said he and his girlfriend were watching country star Jason Aldean’s performance when he heard what sounded like fireworks. The music stopped temporarily and then started up again before another round of pops sent the performers ducking for cover and fleeing the stage.

(PA Graphics)
(PA Graphics)

Thousands fled as bursts of gunfire could be heard for more than five minutes, Mr Yazzie said.

Witnesses said they saw multiple victims and dozens of ambulances near the concert venue. Some attendees later huddled in the basement of the nearby Tropicana hotel-casino.

Officers carrying assault rifles ran into the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino.

A police officer takes cover behind a police vehicle during a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip (John Locher/AP)
A police officer takes cover behind a police vehicle during a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip (John Locher/AP)

Country music star Jason Aldean took to social media to say he and his crew were safe after the shooting.

Aldean was in the middle of his performance when shots were fired into the crowd. He posted on Instagram hours later, calling the incident “beyond horrific”.

The Foreign Office said it was in contact with authorities in Las Vegas and that it was “ready to help” any British people affected