A gunman from the 32nd floor of Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino opened fire the crowd of 22,000 country music fans in a concert festival. Jason Aldean is the headliner of the event where a video showed him being rushed off the stage during the gunfire. His performance is interrupted with the sound of gunshots; the victims fell bleeding while other concertgoers screamed for help and cared for the wounded.
Other performers include Dylan Scott, Big & Rich, Jake Owen and Luke Combs. During a press conference, Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg revealed that at least 59 people were killed and 527 got injured which is considered today as the deadliest shooting in modern American history and the death toll might increase.

Gunman Identified as Stephen Paddock
Authorities named the gunman of the Las Vegas Shooting as Stephen Paddock. He is a 64-year old resident of Mesquite, Nevada where he checked in to the hotel and at least 10 weapons were found in his room and his motive for the attack is still unclear.
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The SWAT Team reported that Paddock killed himself through a controlled explosion. Mesquite police said that his home at a retirement village is nothing out of the ordinary. His brother Erick told reporters that Stephen is a guy with money and often went to cruises and gamble.
Their father, Benjamin Hoskins Paddock who is also known as “Big Daddy” is one of FBI’s most wanted. Erick also wondered how his brother got his weapons where in fact he has no military background.
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