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Police identify shooter in Las Vegas Strip mass shooting

Posted at 4:23 AM, Oct 02, 2017
and last updated 2017-10-02 07:23:16-04

Las Vegas police say that more than 50 are dead and 200 plus were injured in the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday night. The sheriff identified the shooter as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock of Mesquite, NV.

The shooter fired into the crowd at the Route 91 music festival while Jason Aldean was performing.

They also said during the latest press briefing that they have located the vehicles they were looking for and person of interest, Marilou Danley.

In addition, police found multiple guns in the hotel room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel.

Also, Sheriff Lombardo confirmed that one off-duty police officer who was attending the concert is among those who were killed and another Las Vegas police officer is in critical injury.

The public should call 1-866-535-5654 if they are looking for someone who may have been injured or killed.

Lombardo also said that they believe there is no further threat.

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