Thousands of country music fans in town for the Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas ran for cover as a gunman opened fire from the Mandalay Bay Resort Casino Sunday night.
More than 50 died and at least 500 were injured, making the Las Vegas massacre the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
EYEWITNESS: Chilling footage of moment active shooter opened fire on concert goers near Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas pic.twitter.com/7OfAwg0ReO
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) October 2, 2017
Officials have identified 64-year-old Stephen Paddock of Mesquite, Nevada, as the gunman responsible.
According to The Associated Press, Paddock was found dead when SWAT officers used explosives to storm into his room at the Mandalay Bay hotel. Authorities said he had killed himself.
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The Las Vegas massacre, by the numbers
200-300: Approximate number of bullets heard, according to witnesses
10-15 minutes: Approximate time gunfire went on, according to witnesses
22,000: Approximate number of concert attendees at Route 91 Sunday
10:08 p.m. local time: Time of shooting
64: Age of gunman Stephen Paddock
80: Approximate number of miles from Paddock's home in Mesquite to Las Vegas
10: Number of rifles found in gunman's room
32nd: Mandalay Bay hotel floor from which Paddock unleashed barrage of bullets
400 yards: Distance from hotel to concert stage
40,000:
Approximate number of concert-goers at three-day Route 91 Harvest festival
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