Photo: David Becker/Getty Images
As of 5:30 a.m. MDT on Monday, October 2, more than 50 people are dead and over 200 injured after a gunman opened fire on a crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival next to the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas strip.
***As of approximately 7:30 a.m. MDT Monday, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sheriff Joe Lombardo updated the number of injured to at least 406.
It is the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
The gunman, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, opened fire on the crowd from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel. Paddock shot himself as police entered his room.
Country star Jason Aldean was performing when the shooting began. He was not hurt.
Information here will be continuously updated.
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President Trump spoke about the shooting from the White House at approximately 8:50 a.m. MDT. His remarks are below.
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People scramble for cover as a gunman fires on the crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas. Stephen Paddock fired from the 32nd floor of the nearby Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. (Photo: David Becker/Getty Images)
Broken windows on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas, where gunman Stephen Paddock killed more than 50 people and injured over 400 who were attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival. (Photo: David Becker/Getty Images)
KOA NewsRadio 850 AM and 94.1 FM will carry the President's remarks live. He is scheduled to speak at 8:30 a.m. MDT. Listen here: www.KOANewsRadio.com/listen
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Joe Lombardo briefed reporters around 7:15 a.m. mountain time. His remarks are below.
Alex Stone of ABC News is in Las Vegas and spoke with April Zesbaugh and Ed Greene on Colorado's Morning News around 7:10 a.m. mountain time.
Las Vegas Police now report at least 406 people are injured. Details at the link below.
JoJo Turnbeaugh is the Region Senior Vice President of Programming for iHeart Media in Denver. His wife and daughter were attending the Route 91 Festival when the shooting took place. Thankfully, they are safe. JoJo spoke with April Zesbaugh and Ed Greene on Colorado's Morning News.