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50 people are dead and more than 200 are injured after a shooting in Las Vegas
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A gunman killed at least 50 people and injured 200 others on the Las Vegas Strip late Sunday night.
A man identified by the police as Stephen Paddock, 64, fired from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay casino. He was later killed by the police, who said they were not seeking additional shooters.
The gunman opened fire on concertgoers at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival.
President Donald Trump tweeted his "warmest condolences" to victims.
Fifty people were killed and more than 200 were injured Sunday night in Las Vegas in the deadliest shooting in US history.
A gunman opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, aiming into a tightly packed crowd of many thousands of people below who were attending a country music festival.
The shooter, who appeared to have been armed with at least one automatic weapon, used the elevated vantage point to fire into the crowds across the Las Vegas Strip at the Route 91 Harvest festival, where Jason Aldean was onstage.
Soon after the shooting, which took place at about 10 p.m. local time (PDT), the police stormed the building and killed the gunman, whom they identified as Stephen Paddock. They believe he was the only attacker.
In a press conference, Joseph Lombardo, the sheriff of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, said the death toll was "in excess of 50," revised up from a previous figure of 20. More than 200 people were injured, he said.
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At this time there is in excess of 50 deceased and over 200 injured individuals.
Lombardo said officers had arrested a woman, Marilou Danley, described as Paddock's roommate and had located two vehicles registered in Paddock's name.
The police are searching Paddock's hotel room, which they say contained several rifles. They are also investigating his house in Mesquite, Nevada, which is 80 miles from Las Vegas.
Footage posted on social media showed the moment the shooting started. The singer Jason Aldean, who was onstage with his band at the time of the attack, later said in an Instagram post that the shooting was "beyond horrific" but that he and his crew were safe.
Here is one video uploaded by a journalist named Josh Caplan that shows screaming concertgoers trying to get away. Viewers may find parts distressing:
Photographs showing the concert area after most people had fled showed a victim covered in blood on the ground.
Another video shows the shooting from a different vantage:
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Marilou Danley is being sought for questioning re the investigation into the active shooter incident. If seen please call 9-1-1! pic.twitter.com/Z83XvcHejH
Lombardo said it was too early to comment on the potential motivations of the attacker. He added that two off-duty police officers were killed in the violence, while another two were injured.
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Our thoughts & prayers are with the victims of last night's tragic events. We’re grateful for the immediate actions of our first responders. pic.twitter.com/Arf8edj1iZ
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Part of the I-15 freeway, which runs parallel to Las Vegas Boulevard, also known as the Las Vegas Strip, was closed, but has since been partially reopened.
The death toll makes the massacre the deadliest shooting in recent US history, surpassing the attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, last year that claimed 49 lives.
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