Over 20 people are dead and more than 100 injured after a gunman opened fire at a concert near the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas, officials said late on Sunday.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said that the shooter, who was a local resident, was apprehended on the 32nd floor of Mandalay Bay where he died. Lombardo said he does not believe there are any more shooters.
Lombardo said that "well in excess of" 100 people were injured and more than 20 died in the incident but did not have exact numbers. Lombardo also said that reports on social media that there were multiple shooters and explosives used are false.
"Everyone was running, people were getting trampled," Jon Bessett who attended the concert. We ran as quick as we could into hotel and tried to get on the elevator but couldn't get in. Everyone was running for safety,"
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