At Least 50 Dead, More Than 400 Hurt in Las Vegas Concert Attack: Updated

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Update that you might expect: Islamic State claims Las Vegas attack, says shooter converted to Islam months ago, but provides no evidence

Washington Free Beacon   LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Reuters) – At least 50 people were killed and more than 400 injured when a gunman opened fire on a country music festival in Las Vegas Strip on Sunday, raining down bullets from the 32nd floor of a hotel for several minutes before he was shot dead by police.

"The death toll, which police emphasized was preliminary, would make the attack the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, eclipsing last year's massacre of 49 people at an Orlando night club.

"Some 22,000 people were in the crowd when the man opened fire, sending panicked people fleeing the scene, in some cases trampling one another, as law enforcement officers scrambled to locate and kill the gunman. Shocked concert goers, some with blood on their clothes, wandered the streets after the attack.

"At least 406 people were taken to area hospitals with injuries, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said.

"Police identified the gunman as area resident Stephen Paddock, 64, and said they had no information yet about his motive.

"He was not believed to be connected to any militant group, Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo told reporters.

" 'We have no idea what his belief system was," Lombardo said. "We've located numerous firearms within the room that he occupied."

"Authorities had earlier regarded Paddock's roommate, Marilou Danley, as a person of interest, but later on Monday said they no longer regarded her as related to the case, CNN and Fox News reported, citing police sources.

"Police had located two cars that belonged to the suspect.

"The dead included one off-duty police officer, Lombardo said. Two on-duty officers were injured, including one who was in stable condition after surgery and one who sustained minor injuries, Lombardo said. Police warned the death toll may rise." . . .  (UK Daily Mail photos)

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