A gunman firing from the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas Strip casino sprayed hundreds of shots into an outdoor country music festival below, killing at least 58 people and wounding more than 515 as tens of thousands of screaming concert-goers ran for their lives, officials said Monday.
According to The Washington Post, it was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
The FBI said there is no connection with international terror groups, despite the Islamic State claiming responsibility for the shooting.
The shooting erupted as country music star Jason Aldean was performing Sunday night at the end of the three-day Route 91 Harvest Festival. SWAT teams quickly descended on the concert and the casino, and officers used explosives to get into the hotel room where the suspect was inside, authorities said.
The gunman killed himself before officers forced their way into the hotel room, said Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo. He was identified Stephen Craig Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nevada; his brother described him as “a regular guy” who enjoyed attending shows and gambling at casinos.
