Las Vegas shooting
The Las Vegas shooting was a mass shooting on October 1, 2017, in which Stephen Paddock fired from a suite at the Mandalay Bay hotel into a crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada.
The Las Vegas shooting was a mass shooting on October 1, 2017, in which Stephen Paddock fired from a suite at the Mandalay Bay hotel into a crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. It killed 60 people and injured hundreds more, making it the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
Background
The attack took place during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival, an outdoor concert event on the Las Vegas Strip. Large crowds were gathered below the Mandalay Bay hotel when the shooting began.
Attack
Stephen Paddock fired from a suite on the 32nd floor of the hotel into the crowd below. Reports describe sustained gunfire over several minutes, with more than 1,000 rounds discharged.
Casualties and response
The shooting killed 60 people and wounded many others, with totals varying across reports depending on whether gunshot injuries or broader panic-related injuries are counted. Police later found Paddock dead in his room.
Investigation
Authorities said the motive was not established, and later reporting cited the FBI as finding no single clear motivating factor. The investigation also found no confirmed link to terrorism.
Key facts
- Paddock opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel overlooking the festival.
- He fired more than 1,000 rounds during the attack.
- At least 60 people were killed and hundreds were injured.
- Paddock was found dead in his hotel room from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- Investigators did not establish a clear motive for the attack.
The event received extensive coverage in Canada and is often discussed in Canadian debates about gun violence, public safety, and the cross-border influence of U.S. firearm policy.
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References
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Las_Vegas_shootingSupports: Date, location, perpetrator, fatalities, injuries, weapon use, and the fact that Paddock died by suicide.
- BBC News — https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41466116Supports: Casualty figures, location, perpetrator identity, and the absence of a confirmed international-terrorism link.
- BBC News — https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41471242Supports: Casualty figures and description of the attack as the worst mass shooting in the United States at the time.
- CBS News — https://www.cbsnews.com/news/las-vegas-shooting-how-it-happened/Supports: Deadliest mass shooting framing, perpetrator details, and lack of confirmed motive.
- CNN — https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/02/us/las-vegas-shooting-what-we-knowSupports: Fatality and injury counts, deadliest shooting framing, and overall attack description.
- PubMed Central — https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12094114/Supports: Approximately 22,000 attendees, over 1,000 rounds fired, and injury/fatality breakdown.