24 more injured. As you can imagine, even though it is a sunday in las vegas, it is still a very festive scene. A lot of concerts, lot of venues, lot of people on the strip. That is a very different scene at this hour according to our reporters on the ground. We have the story covered for you. We want to begin with nbc correspondent Steve Patterson whos been there throughout the course of this ordeal. Steve, why dont you bring us up to speed on what youve seen over the last couple hours since this incident began to unfold. Where are you in relation to the reports of the active shooter at the Music Festival . Reporter this is the corner of tropicana and las vegas boulevard. As probably a Central Location as you can get on the vegas strip. There are obviously the famous casinos, mgm, tropicana behind me. Back at the tropicana, this building here, where we are, this active police scene where you see people combing the streets here, stretchers, ambulances, squad cars. At that point is at p
Police say they have shot dead the suspect a sixty four year old man from nevada. And well get the latest from spain after a chaotic day in catalonia plunge the country into crisis the catalan Regional Government is meeting to consider what steps it can take towards independence thats after ninety percent of voters back to separating from spain in a referendum disrupted by police and dismissed by madrid. Im serious almost kind of good to have you with us a gunman has killed at least fifty people and injured four hundred more in the u. S. City of Las Vegas Police have confirmed that the suspect a sixty four year old white man from nevada was shot dead the incident took place on the citys famed a strip now the its. Hacker had it checked in as a guest at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and casino and out from the thirty second floor he began firing on an outdoor concert Authorities Say they have also located a female person of interest she was seen accompanying the suspect before the attack and la
Cheryl shooting started during the performance by jason aldean b. Adam housley spoke with two witnesses there. Were you carrying people . As long as they werent calling. You were trying to help whoever you could hear the train to a companion large. Flights at Mccarron International airport which was a 10 minute drive from this location were temporarily halted because of the shooting. Lauren the Las Vegas Police department at a press conference a halfhour ago. Lets listen to that again. Good evening. Obviously i am sure if joel bardo from las vegas county and im here to talk about the tragic event taking place and currently taking place at the mandalay bay of las vegas boulevard south. We experienced a net shooter situation, approximately 10 08 p. M. Tonight this evening. We had calls coming to dispatch an multiple shots being fired from the direction of the mandalay bay towards the route 91 concert that was taking place on the east side of las vegas boulevard. Through investigation and
Background singing. He posts this message on instagram. He says this. Tonight has been beyond horrific. I still dont know what to say. I want to let everyone know me and my crew are safe. My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone tort. It hurts my heart that anyone was hurt that should have come out for a fun night. Music country staff jake owen was another one of the headliners. Its hard to comprehend this. You feel youre no longer safe no matter where you go. This was an outdoor festival. We dont know if people had to go through a security device. It was outside, 10,000 people. And shooter was on the 32nd floor of mandalay bay shooting down into the crowd. Police believe there is no longer a danger at this time. There was initial talk of another shooter. They believe this was the man behind this and that for now they believe even though its very quiet and occupied by many police that it is safe. So theyre trying to quell what was understandably panic at the time. The eyewitness that
Background singing. He posts this message on instagram. He says this. Tonight has been beyond horrific. I still dont know what to say. I want to let everyone know me and my crew are safe. My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone tort. It hurts my heart that anyone was hurt that should have come out for a fun night. Music country staff jake owen was another one of the headliners. Its hard to comprehend this. You feel youre no longer safe no matter where you go. This was an outdoor festival. We dont know if people had to go through a security device. It was outside, 10,000 people. And shooter was on the 32nd floor of mandalay bay shooting down into the crowd. Police believe there is no longer a danger at this time. There was initial talk of another shooter. They believe this was the man behind this and that for now they believe even though its very quiet and occupied by many police that it is safe. So theyre trying to quell what was understandably panic at the time. The eyewitness that