LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities have 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.
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.
Gunshot victims are being transported to hospitals after a mass shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday.
JUST IN: Las Vegas Police confirm 2 people are dead and 24 people have been injured, 12 critical, following shooting at Mandalay Bay Resort pic.twitter.com/F7COCLsAQ0
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 2, 2017
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.
No further information was immediately known.
Update:
.@LVMPD says one Las Vegas shooting suspect is dead and has been identified as a local resident. MORE: https://t.co/TMWEE2mlaI pic.twitter.com/lBP0763faE
— Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) October 2, 2017
.@LVMPD says over 20 people are dead and more than 100 injured following the Las Vegas shooting. MORE: https://t.co/TMWEE2mlaI pic.twitter.com/JnAqTBSp1k
— Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) October 2, 2017
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department also confirmed that they were investigating reports of an active shooter in a post on Twitter.
#BREAKING VIDEO: Terrifying video of the chaotic scene where gunman opens fire at a concert crowd in Las Vegas pic.twitter.com/lNRP0sdsfI
— Al Boe BREAKING NEWS (@AlBoeNEWS) October 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/954448380339671040
Las Vegas sheriff gives timeline of shooting, discovery of gunman
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/las-vegas-shooting-timeline-stephen-paddock-mandalay-bay/
Las Vegas sheriff Joseph Lombardo broke down the timeline of the 75 chaotic minutes Sunday night between when shots first rang out and when police found gunman Stephen Paddock dead in his hotel room 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay.
The first shots were fired at 10:05 p.m., according to closed-circuit television from the concert venue. The shooting continued for 10 minutes, until 10:15 p.m. Fifty-eight people were killed in the shooting, and 489 injured, Lombardo said.
Lombardo said he doesn’t know why Paddock stopped firing, but he “could’ve kept continued firing, some were jammed but he could’ve continued.”
The first officers arrived on the 31st floor — one floor below where Paddock was firing — at 10:12 p.m. Officers arrived at the 32nd floor at 10:17 p.m. Lombardo said it was “phenomenal” they reached the 32nd floor within 12 minutes of when shots rang out.
One minute later, a security officer told Las Vegas police officers he was shot and gives them the exact location of the shooter. Lombardo said he didn’t know if the security officer was armed.
“His bravery was amazing,” Lombardo said. “He remained with officers and actually continued to help clear rooms until officer told him to seek medical attention.” Lombardo said that by his estimate, 200 rounds were fired into the hallway.
Between 10:26 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., eight additional officers arrived on the 32nd floor and moved systematically through the hallway, clearing the rooms and looking for any more injured.
At 10:55 p.m., eight officers arrived in the stairwell at the opposite end of the hallway nearest to the Paddock’s room. They saw the room service cart, which Lombardo said it was apparent there were cameras.
The officers spent the next 30 minutes formulating a plan to enter Paddock’s room. The delay was “purposeful and no shots were being heard at this point,” Lombardo said.
At 11:20 p.m., officers first breached Paddock’s room. They observed the suspect on the ground and noticed a second door they could not access. At 11:27 p.m., the second breach was set off, allowing officers to enter the second room. Officers quickly realized there was no one else in their rooms and announced that information over the radio.
Lombardo said the evidence indicated that Paddock intended to survive the shooting. Photos from the scene indicated there was a note on yellow paper, and Lombardo said he could not recall that specific paper but he was certain there was no suicide note.
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LOOK! No terrorist. No thug. No animal. He killed 59 people and wounded 600 people but when whiteness is his cover.
https://twitter.com/3ChicsPolitico/status/915229706504605697
Just an all-American white boy gone bad all of sudden, huh?
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Just saw a report on MSNBC. Said what I had heard earlier:
That the Domestic Terrorist was ” known to the police “.
What 64 year old White Man is “known to the police” ?
What are they not saying
I’m also wondering why they aren’t sharing the info about the 64-year-old White man they claim is “Known to the police.
Captain Mark Kelly…
https://twitter.com/codykeenan/status/914885978954887168
I guess they got tired of LONE WOLF
https://twitter.com/Deanofcomedy/status/914831411907059712
MURDERING DOMETIC TERRORIT
https://twitter.com/MillennialShep/status/914893383755341824
https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/914993086404681730
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/915000089050980352
TRUTH
TRUTH#2
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The domestic Terrorist broke two windows at the hotel, and they don’t have sensors to alert them?
And how in the blazes did he get all those guns, ammunition and other equipment into his room if he just moved in on the 28th?
I heard he had 10 pieces of luggage.
Yes, he does. He’s among those the 2009 Homeland Security Report President Obama released shortly after he entered office—-the one Republicans had a conniption fit about and got withdrawn even though Pres. Obama didn’t order the report on domestic terrorism, “W” did. McConnell and other high-level GOPers made it appear that the report was a smear against Republicans. They knew it wasn’t a smear. The report contained information they simply didn’t want Americans to know. The most dangerous individuals in America at the present time are White males. This group of individuals are the ones committing murder on a large scale. The race of these violent mass murderers is probably a major reason Republicans in Congress can only offer useless “thoughts and prayers” after one of them kills large numbers of Americans again and again. If these guys were Persons of Color doing this on the regular, the GOPers in Congress would have passed a gun control bill long ago. It’s what they did in California after the Black Panthers showed up armed at the state capitol, so I know race matters to them when it comes to gun control.
https://twitter.com/TheTomGeorge/status/914888204829941760
https://twitter.com/3ChicsPolitico/status/914881524591464448
https://twitter.com/AP/status/914879048140115968
500 PEOPLE INJURED & 58 DEAD-
WAR ZONE-DOMESTIC TERRORISM
Memo to POS #45 & Company: Flying flags at half mass SOLVES NOTHING.
https://twitter.com/HeatherWhaley/status/914829754964103168
https://twitter.com/Tom_Winter/status/914878338132529154
never said INTERNATIONAL terrorism. HE WAS A DOMESTIC TERRORIST.
D.O.M.E.S.T.I.C TERRORISM
The media and so-called “authorities” can stop with the photos & interviews about the domestic terrorist family & life.
HOW ABOUT THE FAMILIES & VICTIMS OF THE FOLKS HE INJURED & MURDERED.
https://twitter.com/abc13houston/status/914878424589766656
https://twitter.com/ABCPolitics/status/914873710825193474
The only ones benefiting from these DOMESTIC TERROR MURDERS?
NRA
Guns stocks go UP EVERY DAMN TIME.
NRA, yes, but how about all of the congressmen and politicians who benefit from the NRA’s donations to their campaigns?
Indivisible S. AZ @Indivisible_SAZ 26m26 minutes ago
Prepare for traffic into Vegas today as trucks full of thoughts and prayers try to get into the city to aid grieving people. #LegislationNOW
https://twitter.com/3ChicsPolitico/status/914869656242065408
Las Vegas massacre. Stephen Paddock. White domestic terrorist.
No border-wall would have stopped him
No Muslim ban would have stopped him
#HomeGrown
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The usual suspects trying to HUMANIZE the gun-toting MURDERER-TERRORIST.
Good Lord. Just logged on this AM and see there’s another domestic terrorist.
He certainly positioned himself to do as much damage as possible.
Yep, America is STUCK ON VIOLENCE
@WayneRoot 👈🏽 Lying rabid dog put out false info claiming the #mandalaybay shooting was Muslim terror. He did it to incite hate.
https://twitter.com/JustSchmeltzer/status/914848191824117760
So Stephen was a Muslim?
OK then!
The media has already mentioned Stephen C. Paddock STEPHEN C. PADDOCK (AKA WHITE MAN) “DOESN’T FIT THE PROFILE.”
Pray tell, what profile could that be?
WE SEE YOU
If that is the case, they need to expand the profile to “White domestic terrorist.”
Has that petty bottom feeder @WayneRoot taken down tweet blaming the #MandalayBay shooting on Muslims? Or is he doubling down w/ the lies?
https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/914815157435457537
SMH At the rate America’s going, the healthcare debate will be moot. Just give everyone gun, meetup in a central location, and have a fucking and have a shoot out.
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YES! the family are already making the media rounds, saying we didn’t know Stephen was like this.
REALLY?
White domestic terrorist.
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“Newly Released Vegas Shooting Audio Shows How Heroic First Responders Are”
https://ktu.iheart.com/content/2017-10-03-newly-released-vegas-shooting-audio-shows-how-heroic-first-responders-are/
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/914853779161387013
For families looking to locate missing loved ones
Call 1-866-535-5654
#MandalayBay #LasVegasShooting
For families looking to locate missing loved ones, please call 1-866-535-5654.
— LVMPD (@LVMPD) October 2, 2017
That Las Vegas authorities have ruled out terrorism at this early stage is another example of how the idea has all but been racialized.
— Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) October 2, 2017
Essentially, by the definition currently in common currency, a white person cannot be a terrorist.
— Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) October 2, 2017
Someone please monitor what Fox & Friends say about Las Vegas shooting so we will know what Trump thinks about it.— Bruce Bartlett (@BruceBartlett) October 2, 2017
Republicans are desperate. The NRA hasn’t yet told them what to say about the Las Vegas shooting. Need talking points fast!— Bruce Bartlett (@BruceBartlett) October 2, 2017
Geesh! Wake up and discover the madness continues. I can’t imagine the people and families extreme shock and grief from this act of domestic terrorism.
IT’S TERRORISM.
Just by the event, you know that the demographics skewed young. There are a lot of parents waking up to finding out that their children are gone.😥😥😥
My heart is breaking for the victims and their loved ones. Horrifically heart wrenching. My prayers are thoughts are with them.
SG2,
Thanks for being on top of this story
So horrific. Those poor families. Lord help them all.
Once again..
Al Cracka strikes 😠😠
Will the shooter be called a domestic terrorist?😠😠
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All legally bought, of course 😒😠
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Da phuq 😠
Wayne Root spreading vicious lies on Twitter about the Vegas shooter being Muslim and when he was called on it, he blocked everyone. This is the kind of ISH that will get innocent people harmed or possibly killed. Wicked racist mofo.
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Shooter was a White male in his sixties living in a retirement community according to LE report.
CBS live:
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This is just crazy!!
Terrifying!
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This is horrific!!! Absolutely terrifying. *tears*
SG2, You have done a huge job of reporting as you have stayed up all night. Thank you for your caring for all of those affected by this horrible shooting.
Prayers for all of the victims and their loved ones.
I didn’t get much sleep. Still tired. I was in bed last night and about to fall asleep and I got a phone call about an active shooter in Las Vegas.
I can see that you did not get much sleep!
Looks as if you only got 3 1/2 hours sleep. Again, thank you for staying up reporting to all of us.
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