Hes described as an eyewitness having dropped his guitar once he realized it was all too real. As brian ross unfolded over 4 1 2 minutes. It must have seemed like an eternity for those who were living through it earlier this evening. As weve said police have reported the shooter is down. They took him down on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel. This was the Moment Police went in. Im at the suspects door. I need everyone in the hallway. We need a response from this guy to see if hes in here or moved somewhere else. The audience on the 32nd floor saw an explosive breach needs to move back. Breach, breach, breach. Okay. That was the moment breach. That was an explosion. The explosion was from the bliss right there. They did take down the shooter. Want to go back to las vegas, matt guttman on the scene. Reporter yeah im here. I hear you. Hey, george. Everywhere you go, people come to you and they say we were the runs who were running away. Those folks who stopped to talk were in the
The rush to take down the shooter. A s. W. A. T. Team breaking down the shooters door. Breach, breach, breach. And now the urgent search for this woman who may be connected to one of the worst Mass Shootings in American History. Our team live on the scene right now for a special edition of gma. Good morning, america. Im sorry to say it is a horrifying one unfolding over the last several hour, the worst mass shooting in American History. A gunman opened fire around 10 08 00 p. M. Las vegas time on the route 91 Country Music festival there in las vegas. Jason aldean was performing more than 50 dead. More than 200 injured. The video coming in is unimaginable showing the minute the concert turned horrific. Gunshots ringing out interrupting the music. Take a listen. People thought it was fireworks. Multiple rounds of gunfire. A terrifying scene. Absolute chaos. It was at that route 91 Harvest Festival on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and fired indiscriminately. Automatic weapons
He used an automatic weapon to shoot down on the crowd as they ran looking for cover and could not find it. Bursts of fire, 0 to 35 seconds of size, more bursts of fire. Changing magazines according to weapons experts. Ak47 would carry a magazine of 30 rounds and seems he shot off bursts of 30 rounds that lasted 17, 18 seconds and then a pause and then again and again and again and again. I want to go to matt gutman on the keen in las vegas all through the night and, matt, what weve heard apparently we dont have matt gutman right now. I apologize for that. Let me go to former special agent brad garrett and what weve heard described by an eyewitness through the last several hours are not just those initial moments of terror but several hours of chaos. George, when these things happen and your adrenaline takes over and the sheer vulnerability of who is out there. Who else will shoot at me. How do i get out of harms way. This was fenced in. With an open air outside obviously so all of tha
But is it better to keep boris in the tent or kick him out . Get in touch with us using beyond one hundred days. Hello and welcome. Im katty kay in washington and Christian Fraser is in london. Tucson, newtown, San Bernardino, orlando, and now add las vegas to that list. Once again, dozens of families are grieving. Last nights mass shooting at a concert on the vegas strip has already earned the really grim distinction of being the worst in american history. And 12 hours later theres still no indication of motive. 64 year old Stephen Paddock was a retired accountant who lived on a golf course. On thursday, he checked into the Mandalay Hotel and into a room with a perfect view of the concert venue below him. Hed brought with him more than ten rifles. Last night, from his elevated position, he fired his automatic weapon on a huge crowd below him. We have no idea why. James cook begins our coverage. In the cold nevada desert, Country Music is warming the crowd. The time is 10. 08pm. Gunfir
Thedean Harvest Festival there is interrupted by the sound of gunfire, concertgoers ducked for cover. A picture of the New York Times from someone tending to a wounded person there. You can see the chaotic look in that picture there in the New York Times. Roland is calling now from detroit. Hello, roland. Caller yes, yes, yes, im so wow. This ed to wake up to tragedy thats happened to our people in america. But i havent heard anybody say yet that president trumps meanspirited rhetoric that he writes ever morning and the day, i guess, could have led to a crazy person bmly even more crazier. Becoming even more crazier. Its him. Where this tragedy will have to lead to as a possibility. I Hope Congress and everybody talk to this ld man, trump, and tell him he needs to be quiet. Do the work of the presidency, t his staff host row roland, are you still there . Bad connection there. Were going to move on to jay. Appreciate your participation, roland. Jay is calling from high yatsville, maryla