US Shooting Live Updates: Over 20 people dead, more than 100 injured, says Las Vegas police
US Shooting Live Updates: Over 20 people dead, more than 100 injured, says Las Vegas police
US Shooting Live Updates: Authorities have shut down the Las Vegas Strip after receiving reports of a shootout near Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino.
By: FE Online | New Delhi |
Updated: October 2, 2017 2:10 PM
US Shooting Live Updates: Authorities have shut down the Las Vegas Strip after receiving reports of a shootout near Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino. (AP Photo)
US Shooting Live Updates: Authorities have shut down the Las Vegas Strip after receiving reports of a shootout near Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino. Two people were killed and 24 others have been injured and victims are being transported to hospitals. The incident has been reported as a mass shooting, according to reports. Las Vegas hospital is taking in “several” people with gunshot wounds, said University Medical Center spokeswoman Danita Cohen.
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2:05 PM: Las Vegas sheriff said more than 20 people dead and more than 100 people injured at concert attack.
2:00 PM: Jose Baggett, 31, a Las Vegas resident, said he and a friend were in the lobby of the Luxor hotel-casino _ directly north of the festival _ when people began running. He said people were crying and as he and his friend walked away, they encountered police checkpoints where officers were carrying shotguns and assault rifles, according to AP report
1:55 PM: Take a look at Las Vegas Fire Rescue Service tweet
1:48 PM: Police however denied reports of multiple shooters.”At this time we do not believe there are any more shooters,” the department wrote on Twitter.
1:45 PM: Watch this video
.@AmeliaBrace: footage from the scene suggests the death toll from the Las Vegas mass shooting will rise. MORE: http://t.co/TMWEE2mlaI pic.twitter.com/65oQxVBTUO
1:41 pm: Video footage circulating on social media purportedly of the Mandalay Bay showed a crowd enjoying a country music concert before what sounded like volleys of automatic gunfire halted the performance.
1:38 PM: A witness told local TV news station KLAS he saw someone several stories high firing hundreds of shots into a crowd of people.
1:31 PM: Witnesses said they saw multiple victims as they fled the gunfire raining down on the concert venue. Some later huddled in the basement of the nearby Tropicana hotel-casino. Some officers took cover behind their vehicles while others carrying assault rifles ran into the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino.
1:28 PM: Take a look at McCarran Airport tweet
Limited flight activity has resumed at @LASairport. Please monitor flight status with your airline. Expect on going delays.
1:20 PM: Dozens of patrol vehicles descended on the Strip after authorities received reports of an active shooter near the Route 91 Harvest Festival. Las Vegas police later said one suspect is “down” but did not give any other details.
1:17 PM: Concert-goers reported seeing muzzle flashes from the upper floors of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino across Las Vegas Boulevard from the country music festival and the sound of what they described as automatic gun fire.
1:14 PM: Twenty-six people were admitted to the hospital, University Medical Center spokeswoman Danita Cohen said. Of those, at least two died, 12 were in critical condition and the rest were being evaluated, she said.
1:11 PM: Witnesses said they saw multiple victims as they fled the gunfire raining down on the concert venue. Some later huddled in the basement of the nearby Tropicana hotel-casino.
1:08 PM: WATCH- Another witness recounts the horror
“It sounded like machine guns.” Witness reacts after a shooting is reported on Las Vegas Strip. Live updates here: http://t.co/CGEUN29ZAY pic.twitter.com/Y1ySSshOlJ
12:55 PM: Shootout took place near Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino.
12:52 PM: WATCH- Witness narrates the harrowing experience
“The shots just kept coming.” Witness describes how people hid under her car for safety after shooting in Las Vegas http://t.co/1CgAossIfK pic.twitter.com/KPqpf2kbOn
12:39 PM: Please do not livestream or share tactical positions of our officers on scene. This may put emergency responders in danger, said Las Vegas police.
12:37 PM: Confirming that one suspect is down. This is an active investigation. Again, please do not head down to the Strip at this time, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department tweeted.
12:34 PM: Flights halted at Mccarran international airport in Las Vegas after reports of shooter on strip
12:31 PM: Las Vegas police are investigating reports of shooting at other venues on strip.
12:29 PM: WATCH- Shootout in Las Vegas; here is all you need to know
Multiple people with gunshot wounds after reports of a shooting on the Las Vegas Strip, hospital spokeswoman says http://t.co/th2p16gVYJ pic.twitter.com/DWsLTuu205
US Shooting Live Updates: Authorities have shut down the Las Vegas Strip after receiving reports of a shootout near Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino. (AP Photo)
