Assistant Sheriff Todd Fasulo, Clark County Commission Chair Steve Sisolak, Rep. Dina Titus D-Nev, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev, and Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison hold a media briefing to recap the day of response to the Las Vegas Strip shooting.
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The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reported at least 59 dead, more than 525 injured. Police found 23 guns in the shooter’s Mandalay Bay hotel room, 19 more in his Mesquite residence. Blood donations centers have asked those wishing to donate to wait until Tuesday afternoon at the soonest. Metro is still investigating any potential motives the shooter might have had.
The gunman who opened fire and killed at least 58 people was a 64-year-old Mesquite resident Stephen Paddock was in a 32nd-floor room of the Mandalay Bay, where he checked in on September 28 As officers entered his room, Paddock shot and killed himself, police said early Monday. Sheriff Joe Lombardo said officers found 23 rifles in the man’s room. Paddock’s brother, Eric, said, “It’s like an asteroid just fell on top of our family.”
Las Vegas police said Monday that at least 59 people died in the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest festival on Sunday night. Take time to remember some of the victims who are pictured here. (Zac Pacleb/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sonny Melton was killed in the hail of gunfire that rained down from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. He and his wife, Heather, work at Henry County Medical Center and had taken time off from work specifically to attend the three-day country music concert Sonny was in his early 30s and had graduated from nursing school about three years ago. Medical center CEO said: “He was an excellent person. Everyone liked him. He was a very caring individual.”
Review-Journal columnist John Katsilometes talks about several shows canceling performances tonight in the wake of the Las Vegas Strip shooting.
Local residents of Mesquite, Nevada express shock and surprise at news of shooting at Mandalay Bay.
Gary Mocnik of Calif., talks about what he witnessed during the shooting at Mandalay Bay hotel-casino in Las Vegas.
Staff from the University Medical Center talk about the victims they have taken in from the deadly shooting at the Mandalay Bay hotel.(Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
A gunman opened fire on an outdoor country music concert from a Mandalay Bay hotel room late Sunday, killing at least 58 people, injuring more than 500 and sending the Las Vegas Strip into chaos. The massacre is the deadliest mass shooting in United States history.