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Police in Las Vegas are responding to reports of an active shooter near the Mandalay Bay Hotel.At least one gunman is reported to have opened fire at a country music festival being held on the Las Vegas strip.Videos on social media show hundreds of people fleeing from the scene. The sound of what appears to be automatic gunfire can be heard in some clips.Las Vegas police have advised people to avoid the area. There are unconfirmed reports of multiple casualties.
Police are investigating reports of one or more active shooters in the area.One Las Vegas hospital reported treating at least 20 victims with gunshot wounds.>snip<There were reports of active shooters at other hotels on the Strip, but those were not confirmed by authorities and it was not immediately clear if the reports were a result of the mass chaos in the area.
What sounds like some kind of machine gun can be heard over the noise of the music which quickly cuts out.It is believed that the gunman may have opened fire from the Mandalay Bay hotel which overlooks the festival site.Armed officers have been seen going into the hotel and hiding behind their cars pointing their firearms at the building.>snip<The nearest hospital is said to have filled with casualties very quickly and victims are now being diverted to other hospitals in the area.
At least two people were killed and 24 wounded with suspected gunshot wounds after a shooting late Sunday at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip, a hospital spokesperson said.
According to the Hollywood Reporter portal citing officials, shots were heard at other locations, indicating that the shooter is either on the run or that there were multiple gunmen.
I don't know if this is true or not but there are reports of active shooters in other areas of the country like NY? I am listening to a radio program that is giving updates.
According to police, there are multiple shooting scenes on the Las Vegas Boulevard in the area of the Mandalay Bay casino. Police were investigating at least three locations, according to scanner reports. Multiple calls were being made reporting shots fired at several other locations in the hour after the initial calls, but people there, including police officers, were not hearing the shots. Officers believe the calls were possibly being made as a diversion.Police were also investigating an SUV with a possible suspicious device inside on Las Vegas Boulevard.
2 shooters one on 29th one on 32nd. Swat teams in there
This sounds bad. Hundreds shots from automatic weapons...
The police also descended on the Ali Baba Restaurant, about a 10-minute drive from the Mandalay Bay, and they were also investigating reports of a shooting at the New York-New York Hotel and Casino.>snip<One officer reported that civilians were “trying to take patrol cars,” but it was unclear why.
Like an idiot, I thought that they were talking about New York City when they said "other areas"! I have since corrected it above!
Police said one suspect was "down", but said the situation remained "active". It is not known if any other attackers are at large. Several unconfirmed reports claimed that "two or three" gunmen were shooting from the 32nd floor of the hotel.
LVMPD✔@LVMPDConfirming that one suspect is down. This is an active investigation. Again, please do not head down to the Strip at this time.1:58 AM - Oct 2, 2017 291 291 Replies 17,240 17,240 Retweets 17,550
Fox interview of a first responder visiting Las Vegas says at least 20 are dead that he personally witnessed in the area he was in.
Police "pretty confident" no longer a threatLas Vegas police are "pretty confident" there is no longer a threat following the deaths of more than 20 people at a mass shooting on the city's Strip.Sheriff Joe Lombardo also said more than 100 people had been injured during the shooting at a country music festival.He said people were still in hiding and urged them to remain in place until the all-clear was given by the police.Sheriff Lombardo said a local resident had been identified as the gunman but declined to reveal his identity. However, he said police were seeking the man's companion who he named as Mari Lou Danley.
ISIS released video calling for attacks on Las Vegas StripAn ISIS propaganda video, which emerged in May, calling for knife and truck attacks on the Las Vegas Strip was deemed a credible threat by Las Vegas police.The video featuring the city's famed Strip, and other U.S. cities, was posted on Telegram, an instant messaging service, with footage dating from 2015.Metropolitan Police Department captain Christopher Darcy, who heads the Southern Nevada Counter-Terrorism Centre, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the threat should be taken seriously.
Reports of multiple gunmen at this source, firing from multiple balconies. http://www.smh.com.au/world/las-vegas-shooting-reports-of-active-shooter-at-mandalay-bay-casino-20171002-gysvbi.htmlMost recent update:
Sheriff Lombardo said the police were also seeking two vehicles that were registered to the suspect.He said he could not give an accurate tally of victims but "we have well in excess of 100-plus injured and excess of 20-plus who have died at this point"."We are comfortable the primary aggressor in this event has expired or passed away and is no longer a threat," he added.Sheriff Lombardo said reports of multiple shooters and explosive devices were not accurate: "The only explosive contained in this event was from our SWAT team breaching the room.""We are pretty confident that there is no longer a threat other than we are attempting to locate the person of interest."
