LAS VEGAS, NV – OCTOBER 01: People scramble for shelter at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after apparent gun fire was heard on October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A gunman has opened fire on a music festival in Las Vegas, leaving at least 20 people dead and more than 100 injured. Police have confirmed that one suspect has been shot. The investigation is ongoing. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
UPDATE: According to the recent reports, at least 50 people were killed and 200 injured in the incident.
Over 20 people were killed and at least 100 people were injured during a mass shooting at a cooncert in Las Vegas city on Sunday night, security officials reported on Monday.
The suspected gunman has been killed at the hotel from across the outdoor concert, Sheriff Joseph Lambardo told media.
Police are searching a female “companion” of the suspect, who remains unidentified.
According to Sheriff Lambardo, the gunman opened fire on over 10,000 concert-goers at an outdoor venue from across the Mandalay Bay hotel at around 22:08 local time.
Media reports say that the attacked fired about 600 rounds in six or seven bursts with an automatic weapon for nearly four-and-a-half minutes.
Officials don’t describe the incident as a terrorist attack.
