Sniper at Jason Aldean Concert Kills at Least 58 in Las Vegas (VIDEO)

10/02/2017 mj santilli News 26

Tragedy struck during a Jason Aldean concert outside of the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas Sunday (Oct 1) night. Via the Associated Press:

A gunman perched on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel-casino unleashed a hail of bullets on an outdoor country music festival below, killing at least 58 people as tens of thousands of concertgoers screamed and ran for their lives, officials said Monday. It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

At least 515 others were injured in the Sunday night attack, authorities said.

SWAT teams using explosives stormed the gunman’s hotel room in the sleek, gold-colored glass skyscraper and found he had killed himself, authorities said. He had as many as 10 guns with him, including rifles, they said.

Country music star Jason Aldean was performing Sunday night at the end of the three-day Route 91 Harvest Festival in front of a crowd of more than 22,000 when the gunman opened fire from inside the 44-floor Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino across the street.

The gunman was identified as Stephen Craig Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nevada. He had checked into the hotel room on Thursday, authorities said. Police said he was a retiree with no criminal record in the Nevada county where he lived.

Aldean commented on his Instagram account

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZvRZnogBrI/

American Idol alum Lauren Alaina performed at the festival on Friday night. She and her crew are safe.

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