Las Vegas shooting: 2 killed, 24 injured after shooter fires at concert near Mandalay Bay Casino

Multiple shootouts were reported during the Las Vegas Music Festival on the city's famous strip

 

AP |  Reuters  | Edited by Shraddha Jandial
October 2, 2017 | UPDATED 12:40 IST
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Gunmen were reported to have open fired at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival near the Mandalay Bay Casino on the city's famous strip. 

Las Vegas Metropolitan police has gunned down one suspect and is now investigating reports of shooting at the other venues. 

The shootout was first reported when a Twitter user posted that the hotel was on lockdown, while another, citing police scanners, posted there were two shooters on the 32nd floor of the hotel who had shot at a bodyguard and police.

Gunshot victims have been transported to hospitals after a mass shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday.

University Medical Center spokeswoman Danita Cohen said the Las Vegas hospital is taking in "several" people with gunshot wounds. She didn't have any more immediate information.

Authorities shut down part of the Las Vegas Strip after receiving reports of an active shooter.

Officer Aden Ocampo-Gomez says deputies are heading to the scene Sunday near Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino.