Sheriff Joe Lombardo of the Las Vegas Police Department has confirmed more than 50 people have been killed and over 200 injured after a mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest music festival.
Shooter, named by police as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, is dead.
.@Sheriff_LVMPD: 50+ dead. 200+ injured. Shooter was a Stephen Paddock, "white male adult, born in 1953." From Mesquite, Nevada.
— Rachel Crosby (@rachelacrosby) October 2, 2017
MORE: Sheriff Joe Lombardo saying the shots came from the 32nd floor of Mandalay Bay. No possible motive determined.
— Carla N. Wade (@CarlaNWade) October 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/dhookstead/status/914804837262544896
Footage from the shooting (warning, some content may be graphic).
Insane…. this JUST happened. #PrayForVegas pic.twitter.com/RWgjFW7BHy
— Luke (@LukeBroadlick) October 2, 2017
Jason Aldean was onstage at the time of the shooting:
.@Jason_Aldean on stage when shots rang out near Mandalay Bay https://t.co/E5SbDqC81K
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/dhookstead/status/914804837262544896
Police have detained ‘person of interest,’ Mary Lou Danley.
.@LVMPD is confident that they have found Paddock's "companion" Mary Lou Danley
— Alyssa Deitsch (@alyssadeitsch) October 2, 2017
People are being advised to contact a 1-800 to locate missing family members:
For families looking to locate missing loved ones, please call 1-866-535-5654.
— LVMPD (@LVMPD) October 2, 2017
You can see the empty Las Vegas strip. Such a sad day. pic.twitter.com/MCgN5Fuj8K
— Valerie Chinn WDRB (@ValerieChinn) October 2, 2017
Pray for Vegas.
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/i33NzzUPAC
— MGM Resorts (@MGMResortsIntl) October 2, 2017
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