Las Vegas Deadly Shooting
A shootout erupted Sunday night in Las Vegas, in the western United States, during a concert. The latest report shows at least 50 deaths. A total of 406 people were taken to the hospital, police said. It is the most deadly shooting in the country for 25 years, ahead of Orlando (49 dead) in 2016 and Virginia Tech (32 deaths) in 2007. The Las Vegas police announced in a tweet that it had shot a suspect: "We confirm that a suspect has been neutralized. "We do not think there are any other shooters," she said later on Twitter.
US President Donald Trump presented "condolences" to the victims on Twitter.
The shooter was on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay casino hotel, near which was a concert. Shooter killed himself before forces arrived on the scene said Las Vegas sheriff Joe Lombardo. He was identified, he is a resident of the city. The sheriff later revealed his identity, his name is Stephen Paddock. "There were at least eight firearms in his hotel room," said Kevin McMahill, deputy sheriff of Las Vegas, Monday morning in an interview on CNN. Police said she was looking for her girlfriend, a young woman named Marilou Danley.
The security forces were deployed in numbers after reports of firing from the Mandalay Bay casino hotel. A security perimeter has been set up. The circumstances of this shooting remain blurred and the shooter's motives are unknown. According to initial testimonies and initial indications, shots were fired at many people who came to attend this concert of singer Jason Aldean. In a message on Instagram, the musician indicated that he and his group were safe and sound. "The evening was beyond horror," he said, dedicating "his thoughts and prayers" to everyone on Sunday at his concert.
Images from Mandalay Bay showed a crowd participating in a concert interrupted by noises resembling automatic gun bursts. The music on the stage stopped, the lights went out, the artists ran to take refuge at the back of the stage.The people jumping over the cars that were parked outside, and took refuge in the prefabricated buildings.
"It started like a broken glass noise. We looked around to find out what was going on. A few minutes later, we heard pop-pop-pop-pop. We thought it was fireworks or firecrackers. And we realized that this was not the case, that they were shots, "said a spectator, Monique Dekerf, on CNN. "We thought for a moment, OK, we're fine, there are no more shots and then it started again," she added. Her sister, who was attending with her at the concert, felt that "the shots came from the right. It was right there, not far from us, "she said.
On photos taken at the time of the concert, people could be seen wounded, lying on the ground in front of the scene where a singer was performing, sometimes comforted by a loved one. The shooting resulted in a vast crowd movement and scenes of panic in the city of Nevada, known for its casinos and luxury hotels.
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