Multiple victims were being transported to hospitals after a shooting late Sunday at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip. Police say there is an active shooter situation at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino.
Dozens of patrol vehicles descended on the Strip after authorities received reports of a shooter near the Route 91 Harvest Festival.
Officer Aden Ocampo-Gomez said deputies were heading to the scene Sunday near the hotel, located on the southern part of the Las Vegas Strip. Authorities shut down part of the strip and Interstate 15 as they pursued the shooter (or shooters), who was reportedly firing from a balcony at the hotel on Sunday night, aiming at those attending the Route 91 country music festival nearby.
Concert-goers reported seeing muzzle flashes from the upper floors of the Mandalay Bay across Las Vegas Boulevard from the country music festival and the sound of what they described as automatic gun fire.
Witnesses earlier claimed the attack involved “two or three” gunmen and there were were reports of other incidents at different locations. But police said they believe the dead suspect acted alone.
“We have in excess of 100-plus injured and excess of 20-plus that have died at this point,” Las Vegas Metro Police Sheriff Joseph Lombardo told a press conference, adding that off-duty police officers are believed to be among the dead.