UK Mirror reports At least 58 people are dead after a gunman opened fire at the Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas - thedeadliest mass shooting in US history.Las Vegas Sheriff Joe Lombardo said the death toll had increased while the number of people injured was at least 515.
The gunman, Stephen Paddock, killed himself after spraying bullets at victims from a room on the 32nd floor, where two holes were smashed in windows.
Crowds were enjoying the Route 91 Harvest country music festival when the massacre unfolded.
The first victim has been identified as Sonny Melton, a nurse from Tennessee, who was believed to have been attending the festival with his wife.
US President Donald Trump called the shooting "an act of pure evil" and said he plans to visit Las Vegas on Wednesday to meet with victims' families and survivors.
Meanwhile, the gunman's brother has told of his family's shock, saying: "Something happened, he snapped."
Mass killer Stephen Paddock had rented two rooms at the Mandalay Bay resort, the Nevada Independent reports.
Clark County Commission Chair Steve Sisolak told the newspaper that one of the rooms faced north and the other faced east.
Earlier, police said Paddock had used a hammer-like device to smash holes in windows so he could fire at people from the 32nd floor.
Tourist died in woman's arms after being hit by gunfire
A 23-year-old tourist who died in a woman’s arms has been named as a victim of the gun massacre.
Mechanics apprentice Jordan McIldoon, from Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, was in Las Vegas with his girlfriend.
Heather Gooze, who was on the scene, wrote a heartbreaking Facebook post, revealing Mr McIldoon died in her arms.
The massacre in Las Vegas was the worst mass shooting in US history.
Here is what we know so far about the incident, the victims and the gunman:
At least 58 people were killed and at least 515 were injured when gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire on a crowd at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip.
The motive for the massacre remains unclear.
Paddock, 64, acted alone as he fired hundreds of rounds after smashing at least one hole in a hotel room window on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay.
The chaos lasted several minutes as Paddock fired at his victims, who scrambled to find cover and helped the wounded at the open venue.
Dramatic audio has emerged of the moment a SWAT team stormed the hotel room. Paddock killed himself as police closed in.
It is understood British troops enjoying time off in Las Vegas were among the first to give emergency help.
Investigators say Paddock lived in Mesquite, Nevada, where he had no prior contact with police. He checked in to the Mandalay Bay on Thursday and had at least 10 firearms with him. Additional firearms were found at his home.
His roommate, Marilou Danley, was out of the country at the time but is considered a “person of interest” as authorities work to bring her back to the US to question her.
US President Donald Trump has called the shooting “an act of pure evil” and plans to visit the site on Wednesday.
Britoman blog will keep you updated.
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