At least 50 killed in Las Vegas shooting
(VOVWORLD) - At least 50 people have been killed and 200 others injured in a shooting on Sunday night at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas.
The city’s Metropolitan Police Department responded by launching a manhunt as scenes of the event were posted online. The suspected gunman, who opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel toward an open-air music festival, was eventually tracked down and killed by police. He was identified as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock.
Several flights bound for Las Vegas airport were diverted in the early hours of Monday after the shooting incident in the city, according to McCarran International.