Las Vegas Metro Police Sheriff Joseph Lombardo says at least 50 people are believed to have been killed in the attack at the city’s Route 91 Harvest Festival, making it the deadliest mass shooting in US history. Lombardo named the suspect in the case as Stephen Paddock, and gave his date of birth was 4/9/53, which means he was 64 years old. Police said earlier that the gunman is dead.
At least 50 people were killed and more than 200 injured in a shooting outside the Mandalay Bay Resort on the Las Vegas Strip during a music festival on Sunday night. It is the deadliest mass shooting in US history.
Shots were fired from the 32nd floor of the resort, according to police. Country singer Jason Aldean was performing at the time.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sherif Joseph Lombardo named the suspect as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock. Described as a “local resident,” the suspected shooter has been killed. Lombardo said police have tracked down Paddock’s female companion, Marilou Danley.
