#LasVegasShooting: Death toll passes 50, 200 injured

Published Oct 2, 2017

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Sarasota, Florida - More than 50 people are dead and more than

200 others injured following a mass shooting in Las Vegas,

police said Monday.

The shooter, who started firing an automatic rifle from the 32nd

floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel at 10:08 pm (0708 GMT), was killed by

security forces, Sheriff Joe Lombardo said.

Not easy to watch but have to commend the courage of the people dealing with this situation in Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/3vGY0cIXdy

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He is a white 64-year-old male named Stephen Paddock who resided in

Las Vegas, Lombardo said.

Additionally, authorities are "confident, but not 100-per-cent sure,"

that an Asian female who was named as a person of interest in the

massacre has been found, Lombardo said.

dpa

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