A gunman fired into a country music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, last night, killing more than 50 and injuring hundreds. The suspect, identified by police as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, opened fire from the window of a room at the Mandalay Bay Resort, which overlooked the Route 91 music festival.
Video and pictures from the scene show confusion and terror at the indiscriminate attack, and the tense hours of emergency organizing and rescue that followed.
People react at gunshots heard at a music festival in Las Vegas. (@RTBLECK via Instagram/Reuters)
People scramble for shelter at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
A man lays on top of a woman as others flee the Route 91 Harvest country music festival grounds after an active shooter. (David Becker/Getty Images)
People were running to escape gunfire at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
People flee the Route 91 Harvest country music festival grounds. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
People wait in a medical staging area on Oct. 2, 2017, after a mass shooting during a music festival in Las Vegas. (Reuters/Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus)
Police run to cover at the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Police officers stand at the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Police officers take cover near the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino. (AP Photo/John Locher)
A police officer takes cover behind a police vehicle. (AP Photo/John Locher)
A woman sits on a curb at the scene of a shooting outside of a music festival along the Las Vegas Strip. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Police officers advise people to take cover near the scene of a shooting near the Mandala. (AP Photo/John Locher)