Mass shooting in Las Vegas

[Skoblin]

Numerous reports now state there were two gunmen... however official sources still state one gunman.

A gunman opened fire during a country music festival in Las Vegas on Sunday night — shooting multiple people with a high-powered assault rifle before fleeing the scene, according to reports.
At least 24 people were shot, including two fatally, according to Reuters.
Las Vegas police responded to the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino at around 10 p.m. after receiving calls about an active shooter targeting concertgoers at the Route 91 country music fest.
About an hour later police confirmed at least one suspect is down.

http://nypost.com/2017/10/02/active-...s-casino-cops/

[Surrey]

20 dead so far according to Sky. Shooter dead.

The police are looking for a female associate of the shooter with an American name.

[Skoblin]

LVPD: Police confirm Las Vegas gunman was firing from hotel room on the 32nd floor of Mandalay Bay; suspect is dead

[Skoblin]

From the Las Vegas Review Journal

A Las Vegas Metropolitan police source has confirmed that at least 20 people are dead in a shooting Sunday night outside Mandalay Bay on the Las Vegas Strip.
Metro also confirmed about that one suspect is dead on a high-level floor of Mandalay Bay. It’s not known if there are other suspects.
Police are asking people to avoid the area.
Police reported multiple casualties from the incident and possibly two shooters with automatic weapons.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/...trip-shooting/

[Skoblin]

Police: "Primary aggressor" in Vegas shooting dead; reports of shooters at other locations false. "Confident there is no longer a threat."

[TacCovert4]

I saw one of the cell phone videos. Sounded like something full auto in the .30 cal range. Possibly an AK. I agree on one shooter, you hear long burst, pause, long burst. Consistent with mag dumps into a crowd.

[Surrey]

Was the shooter firing from above the concert? Reports are that he was on the 32nf floor.

[TacCovert4]

Originally Posted by Surrey

Was the shooter firing from above the concert? Reports are that he was on the 32nf floor.

Sounds like it. And it would have been the best location too.

*Just as a quick note, if it was an AK-47, it is almost certainly an illegal firearm, there are very few legal/transferable AKs and most are owned by collectors.

[TactiKill J.]

Alleged shooter, unconfirmed, is Stephen Paddock.

[Skoblin]

Originally Posted by TactiKill J.

Alleged shooter, unconfirmed, is Stephen Paddock.

His companion, Marilu Danley, apparently being sought by the police.

[The Doctor]

Originally Posted by Skoblin

His companion, Marilu Danley, apparently being sought by the police.

(CNN)[Breaking news update at 8:06 a.m. ET]

The Las Vegas Strip massacre has no known link to overseas terrorism or terror groups, a US official with knowledge of the case said.
Separately, a woman described as a "person of interest" after the attack is not believed to be involved in the shooting, police said in a statement.
"Marilou Danley is no longer being sought out as a person of interest," the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said. "LVMPD detectives have made contact with her and do not believe she is involved with the shooting on the strip."

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"Automatic weapon(s) like that -- had to be numbers of magazines or a very large drum, it sounded to me like a belt-fed weapon, a military-style weapon and then to be shooting down, to use the analogy, it was like shooting fish in a barrel in that space," Gagliano said.

[...]

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/02/us/las...ter/index.html

[slick24]

My heart goes out to all the victims. This is gonna bring out the anti-gun nuts. When will they realize that it is not the gun but the shooter that causes these atrocities.

[Paddybhoy]

Originally Posted by slick24

My heart goes out to all the victims. This is gonna bring out the anti-gun nuts. When will they realize that it is not the gun but the shooter that causes these atrocities.

And there we have it.

[MarkV]

Originally Posted by slick24

My heart goes out to all the victims. This is gonna bring out the anti-gun nuts. When will they realize that it is not the gun but the shooter that causes these atrocities.

Well perhaps the fact that the shooter had access to a gun had just a bit to do with over 50 innocent people being dead.

[ljadw]

Originally Posted by The Doctor

(CNN)[Breaking news update at 8:06 a.m. ET]

The Las Vegas Strip massacre has no known link to overseas terrorism or terror groups, a US official with knowledge of the case said.
Separately, a woman described as a "person of interest" after the attack is not believed to be involved in the shooting, police said in a statement.
"Marilou Danley is no longer being sought out as a person of interest," the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said. "LVMPD detectives have made contact with her and do not believe she is involved with the shooting on the strip."

[...]

"Automatic weapon(s) like that -- had to be numbers of magazines or a very large drum, it sounded to me like a belt-fed weapon, a military-style weapon and then to be shooting down, to use the analogy, it was like shooting fish in a barrel in that space," Gagliano said.

[...]

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/02/us/las...ter/index.html

How can CNN know that this person has knowledge of the case ?

CNN has presented a lot of people with knowledge of the case and a lot of them had no knowledge of the case or did not exist :CNN is good in inventing people with knowledge of the case .

And the man of whom CNN claims that he has knowledge of the case ,said that there was no known link to overseas terrorism .

Maybe there was an unknown link ? It could be that the knowledge of the man was lacking .

Or maybe there was a known link to domestic terrorism ?

Conclusion : what one can expect from CNN : meaningless twaddle .