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2017 Las Vegas shuitin

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2017 Las Vegas Strip shuitin
The Mandalay Bay resort in 2010
LocationParadise, Nevada, U.S.
Coordinates36°05′43″N 115°10′18″W / 36.0953°N 115.1718°W / 36.0953; -115.1718Coordinates: 36°05′43″N 115°10′18″W / 36.0953°N 115.1718°W / 36.0953; -115.1718
Date1 October 2017 (2017-10-01)
approx. 10:08 p.m. (PDT; UTC07:00)
TargetConcert audience
Attack teep
Mass shuitin
Wappens10+ firearms[1]
Daiths58+ (including the perpetrator)
Non-fatal injures
515+
PerpetratorStephen Craig Paddock

On the nicht o October 1, 2017, a mass shuitin occurred at the Route 91 Harvest country muisic festival in Paradise, Nevada. Durin a closin performance bi sangster Jason Aldean, a shuiter fired intae the crowd from a 32nt-floor balcony o the neebourin Mandalay Bay resort.

The shuiter wis identified as Stephen Craig Paddock, 64, apparently o Mesquite, Nevada, wha wis foond deid wi a sel-inflictit gunshot woond.[2] Wi ower 58 fatalities an 400 injuries, it is the deidliest American mass shootin.

References

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  1. "Las Vegas shooting kills more than 50 in deadliest ever US gun attack - latest news". The Daily Telegraph.
  2. Adam Housley, Jake Gibson, Brooke Singman and The Associated Press contributed to this report (2 October 2017). "Las Vegas shooting: At least 50 dead, more than 200 injured in massacre". Fox News. Retrieved 2 October 2017.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors leet (link)