Active shooter Mandalay Bay Casino Las Vegas...

[PoiBoy]

...story still developing... people on Facebook reporting automatic weapons fire...

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. Here's a link to a local station that's live streaming.

http://news3lv.com/live

[melman]

2. Scanner

http://m.broadcastify.com/?feedId=21038

[Eko]

25. Listening now.

Crazy stuff. Thanks for posting.

[Leith]

3. Holy Shit!

I have the TV on (I live in Clark County).

I will give updates from CBS Channel 8 as I hear it.

There are 3 ambulances on screen right now. People interviewed said that an officer was down and being tended to.

It was near Mandalay Bay, but at a musical festival nearby.

[Leith]

9. It Was the Route 91 Country Music Festival

Apparently the shots were coming from Mandalay Bay towards the festival. People were told to stay inside at the Tropicana (across the street). Others took refuge in an airplane hangar (the airport is also across the street).

[bathroommonkey76]

28. Jason Aldean was performing when gunfire started.

[TomCADem]

4. With all the cameras around Las Vegas, how does one get to that sort of vantage point...

...without being caught? Particularly if you have a bunch of guns and ammunition?

[PoiBoy]

55. Working theory right now is that they checked in as guests...

..staged in their room on the 32nd floor and opened fire from there... across the street into the concert venue... on video the gunshots sound like heavy weapons...

[SoCalMusicLover]

5. Yahoo!! Just Like The Ol' West

Thanks NRA!!

[melman]

6. This sounds really bad

[bathroommonkey76]

7. The stream you posted is reporting

multiple shooters.

[bathroommonkey76]

8. MSNBC live stream

[bathroommonkey76]

10. Witnesses tell me people were getting shot around them #LasVegas

Link to tweet

[BigmanPigman]

24. Why do they show his face and her chest the whole time?

[bathroommonkey76]

26. No tripod?

[TheBlackAdder]

52. Perhaps the cameraman films the chest it might help him get a tripod.

[rainbow4321]

11. Dear God.....active shooter also at NYNY per scanner n/t

[bathroommonkey76]

15. Confirmed

Link to tweet

[FreeState]

31. cosmo and a few others too

Link to tweet

[Nevernose]

38. CONFIRMED first hand: My son in law is boarding up the doors

He works for Cirque at NYNY. Opened fire on the evacuating theater crowd. He responded by boarding up the doors. Now boarding up ALL the doors

[melman]

12. two videos

fucking crazy

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZvBOSeHKsf/

Link to tweet

[yuiyoshida]

53. Sounds like a war zone...

holy hell.

[herding cats]

60. That wasn't a semi auto, it was a full automatic weapon.

Fuck!!

[NutmegYankee]

64. Yeah, that wasn't a civilian gun.

[Eko]

66. they have kits

to mod AR-15 to full auto. So sure could be a civ gun.

[NutmegYankee]

71. It didn't sound like a "bump-fire" AR-15 - it sounds like a 7.62 Russian style clatter nt

[herding cats]

75. With around a 30 round clip. nt

[Eko]

83. There are without a doubt kits out there for full auto

And if you can tell 7.62 from 5.56 from a video with horrible video with horrible audio you are the man. We also have 7.62 military rifles, the AR10, the M14, and the m1918.

[NutmegYankee]

87. It actually takes more than a kit to convert a civilian weapon.

You would have to machine the receiver.

As for telling weapons apart, they each have a different pitch and firing rate based on their design. I'll grant you that the video quality is poor, and I am clearly expressing my opinion on the sound. I may be completely wrong.

[herding cats]

93. The way those kits work is by bumping your finger on the trigger via the recoil.

It's not as seamless and quick as a real full auto. They're terrible, and stilll lethal as hell, but it's not usually as seamless sounding as this was.

I'm not trying to be an asshole here, but that sounded to me like a full auto, high caliber, high capacity rifle. My personal opinion, but that's what I suspect I heard. Of course, I could be wrong but I have heard full auto weapons too many times before in my life, so I could well be right, too.

[Eko]

95. Sure,

and the mid 80's m16 receivers that will make it full auto are still out there for sale, legally and illegally. I don't think the people that did this care about being legal.

[herding cats]

102. I'm sorry. That predates me, and I don't know anything about it.

I'm not a gun enthusiast who keeps a mental index of such things. I just know what I thought I heard based on my personal experience.

i suppose we'll all know what it was tomorrow. I will say the shooter took a really long time to change clips. To me it didn't feel like they were overly skilled in what they were doing, which is a damn good thing I suppose.

I'm mentally drained, it's late for me here, and I have to work tomorrow. I'm not trying to avoid further discussion tonight, but I do have to remove myself now. I'll be back tomorrow if you want to talk more.

[Eko]

105. Stupid details for us to be talking about anyway.

Horrible situation, get some sleep.

[NutmegYankee]

116. According to the Washington Post, it was an AK-47 style gun

"One of the weapons he apparently used in the attack was an AK-47-style rifle, with a stand used to steady it for firing, these people said.

The Russian/Chinese AKs just have that distinctive clatter.

[herding cats]

67. No, it wasn't. Of this I'm sadly sure.

Those poor people. There were supposed to be 30K or so people at that concert tonight.

[pfitz59]

79. full auto.... large caliber

military weapon

[herding cats]

80. Yep. I'd bet money on that.

I know the sound and that's what it sounded like to me too.

[yuiyoshida]

99. Think so too, how the hell does someone get an

automatic weapon?

[herding cats]

103. I don't know.

Not via any legal means that I know of at least.

[Leith]

13. Fox Channel 5 Shows People Trying to Escape

It's all very hectic and chaotic, people are crying, helping each other get up, trying to stay down.

It's a little too sensationalistic to me and half the screen is blocked by a bag or something.

Edited: people are hunkering down at the MGM Grand! That's a block up and kitty corner across the street.

People heard rapid gunfire.

[SoCalMusicLover]

14. The News Station From Link Above...."Many Fatalities Reported" nt

[bathroommonkey76]

16. Video from the concert

Link to tweet

[LuckyCharms]

40. Sounds like fully automatic weapons. n/t

[bathroommonkey76]

41. Looks really bad.

Link to tweet

[LuckyCharms]

42. Video made my hair stand up. Horrifying. n/t

[bathroommonkey76]

50. More videos

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[videohead5]

61. Yes

That was my first thought.it sounds like a machine gun.they are against the law and are not manufactured anymore.some collectors have them but they have to be registered with the ATF.

[herding cats]

62. It was.

That's never good. That sound will always and forever make my blood run cold.

[bathroommonkey76]

17. Holy hell! The sound of automatic gun fire can be clearly heard in this video.

Link to tweet

[BigmanPigman]

20. There were three separate times you could hear it.

I never would've thought of it being a gun if I had been there. I never heard gunfire in person. The people on the video seemed to know right away.

[bathroommonkey76]

23. Move to the sticks

You'll hear gunfire and be able to recognize it immediately.

[Nevernose]

34. Or just my neighborhood in Las Vegas

I'm making jokes, but am absolutely terrified for many friends and family right there.

[bathroommonkey76]

36. I hope and pray they are safe.

Have you tried contacting them?

[Nevernose]

43. Got a mass text from daughters husband

He's boarding up the NYNY; shooter tried to enter from garage as audience was evacuating. Daughter talked to him for longer.

Everybody else, including him, are probeay too busy to make me feel better. It's weird being scared for my kid's mom, a casino security guard and genuinely a terrible shot. Like the living embodiment of Barney Fife. I hate her guts PASSIONATELY and haven't been with her in 17 years. It's weird how much I'm emotionally invested in her continued existence.

[cwydro]

59. Lol.

Very true.

It's a distinctive sound.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

48. Yeah. MSNBC has it but only plays the first burst. If only they would stop for a minute and play it.

3 distinct long bursts. Probably a whole magazine each.

[BigmanPigman]

56. I got pissed off when the guy kept talking over the sound of shooting

which he was telling us to listen to. I yelled, "THEN SHUT THE HELL UP!".

[herding cats]

18. Oh, no!

This is insane!!

[nmgaucho]

21. Damn...

Sounds like multiple shooters

[Leith]

22. Video Clips on TV

Definitely automatic gunfire.

For those familiar with Las Vegas, affected casinos are Mandalay Bay, Tropicana, New York New York (I haven't heard about the Luxor or Excaliber).

Interviewee on TV said that his friend witnessed a woman next to him shot in the head.

[herding cats]

30. All three are confirmed?

That's insane. This is really bad if this is the case.

[bathroommonkey76]

37. Listen to the scanner in this thread and you'll hear how bad this is going to be.

[herding cats]

45. Yeah, I started listening after I posted this. It's chaos.

All I can say is I'm grateful everyone I know in LV is fine tonight. My heart breaks for those who aren't as fortunate as I was tonight.

[Nevernose]

44. Def Mandalay and NYNY

I'm getting texts and social media updates dribbling in, and those two casinos are physically linked by the Luxor and Excalibur--we begin our Sunday morning walks almost every week in Mandalay because we can go almost theee miles in AC (important in August).

[herding cats]

46. Thank you.

I'm familiar with the layout there too. Damn. This is so messed up!

[LuckyCharms]

27. Very bad. Multiple sites possible. n/t

[bathroommonkey76]

29. BREAKING: @msnbc @News3LV, citing PD sources, report mass shooting. 2 suspects, many victims,

several confirmed fatal

Link to tweet

[bathroommonkey76]

32. #BREAKING: PARAMEDICS BEING SHOT AT AT THE TROPICANA!

Link to tweet

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[Nevernose]

33. Gun fire from the NYNY parking lot

Cirque do Sole was evacuating, gunfire began, crowd came back in.

My SiL is crew; Cirque is literally boarding up all entrances to properties on that end of the Strip.

[bathroommonkey76]

35. Images from the active shooter scene so far around Tropicana and Las Vegas Boulevard

Link to tweet

[bathroommonkey76]

39. #BREAKING: Dispatch to Officer about to enter The Paris where shots are being fired: be safe on

your entry”

Link to tweet

[tenderfoot]

47. one suspect down in Mandalay Bay

Room 327 as per police scanner

[SoCalMusicLover]

49. 25+ Dead

According to a worker at Mandalay Bay.

[Nevernose]

70. Officially still 2 dead, 24 wounded

12 of those critical.

But those might just be numbers from the concert, not from within the hotel (there were rumors that either the shooter started there or there was a 2nd shooter).

[cwydro]

104. Irresponsible to keep stating that without confirmation.

CNN reporting two dead at this point.

I won't be surprised to hear of more fatalities, but it's simply irresponsible to keep saying that.

[NutmegYankee]

51. Horrible video

https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/914738099887861760

[melman]

54. Surreal

It's hard even believe. Even with all the times this kind of thing has happened before it's just...hard to believe.

[NutmegYankee]

57. Looking at twitter and listening to police radio, it appears the shooter was on a balcony.

He fired into the crowd from above.

[Nevernose]

58. Can you tell if it's multiple guns?

Or just echoing off the buildings?

[NutmegYankee]

63. Police chatter indicated that the shooter was on a balcony.

So an echo is possible.

[Nevernose]

68. My ears just couldn't tell from the video

I want to say yes, but the likelihood of an echo off those buildings or concrete is pretty high. There are also reports made of bodies in the lobby, and an eyewitness at the NYNY told me there was a shooter from the area of the parking garage.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

69. I think it's starting to shape up like one maniac shooting off a balcony.

I wonder if victims taking shelter in other hotels caused more 911 calls and reports of multiple shooters.

I could be completely wrong

[Nevernose]

73. Christ I hope so

Both my relatives and the stagehands union are ordered to lock down. Cirque du Soleil and other live shows boarded up the entrances like a zombie movie. Guests are locked in their rooms, with cops and armed guards in the elevators and stairwells. SWAT is on scene in full possible force.

And the north end of the Strip? Business as usual, folks! If it's only a flesh wound, come on down to the Stratosphere!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

77. My friend messaged me from Wynn. He sounded like he's on the other end.

I've never been so I'm not familiar with the lay out

[Nevernose]

84. That should be safe

Unless he eats dinner at the Picasso...that's a bankruptcy waiting to happen. It's a funny story I'll tell when people stop getting shot.

It's a couple miles down the road, and multiple very large casinos are in between your friend and the "action."

[Hassin Bin Sober]

90. The scene on MSNBC seems more like a crime scene than an active shooter.

I'm sure they are still sweeping but it looks under control

[bathroommonkey76]

81. Terrorist analyst on MSNBC said it was the sound of a sub-machine gun. n/t

[Nevernose]

86. But at one point it sounds like 2-3 at once

Of course, the UT shooter did the same thing -- multiple guns -- just to make it seem like there were multiple shooters.

[Bigredhunk]

65. -

That guy's IG (vincestagramen) - "Who the F shoots up (this country music festival)?"...

Who the F shoots up anything/anywhere??

[romanic]

72. Holy hell!

[bathroommonkey76]

74. Report of one possible suspect in custody in connection with shooting in Las Vegas, and @MandalayBay

Link to tweet

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[bathroommonkey76]

76. #BREAKING: Police taking three women in custody behind CVS.

#BREAKING: Police taking three women in custody behind CVS. It’s unclear if they are suspects in shooting. Officers saying they match description of “suspicious” people.

Link to tweet

[Nevernose]

89. One lady on stage 45 mins before shooting

And screamed "You're all going to die tonight!" Interviews with multiple witnesses confirm, but don't know if related. Also might just be uncooperative.

[bathroommonkey76]

91. WTF

Where did you hear this? Is there video?

[Leith]

114. A Concert Goer Was Interviewed on the Street

She said it.

She was in Vegas for her 21st birthday celebration. She's never going to forget it.

Edited to add: See demmiblue's post number 111 for the clip. That's the one I saw on local TV last night.

I've been reading reports about tweets from local reporters and what the police scanners have said, and they seem unnecessarily sensationalistic. I'm guessing that people freaked out, called police about a gunman on the New York New York escalator, etc., which means that it was called in to police/911. They didn't amount to much (according to what we know as of 9:00 am PST).

[bathroommonkey76]

94. What you just said is on the Twitter.

https://twitter.com/search?q=%22You%27re%20all%20going%20to%20die%20tonight!%22&src=typd

[Nevernose]

78. SWAT is sweeping adjacent hotels

Releasing people as they go. The NYNY is mostly open for running away from, as are the MGM and Tropicana

[bathroommonkey76]

82. Las Vegas shooting witness: "One guy ended up dying in my arms"

Link to tweet

[bathroommonkey76]

85. Still hearing gunshots, now from another direction.

Link to tweet

[Nevernose]

88. Cops JUST announced only one shooter

And he's dead/down. So that might be some bad info.

Or a jumpy cop, or the bomb squad is doing some controlled demolitions as we speak. But shouldn't be more shots.

[bathroommonkey76]

92. She's an EP for ABC. n/t

[joshcryer]

98. Don't trust twitter.

[bathroommonkey76]

106. I trust Twitter

Certain accounts should be questioned/verified.

How about you keep not trusting Twitter for everyone who doesn't want to trust Twitter.

[joshcryer]

109. Well the police just chastized people for saying there were multiple shooters...

...and that there was still stuff going on after the fact.

So I think I was right on that one.

[bathroommonkey76]

110. Those accounts came from the police scanners.

Twitter users were going by what they were communicating. Happens every time during a crisis.

[LanternWaste]

115. Seems to be the most popular reason people post on message boards.

"So I think I was right on that one..."

Unfortunately, that seems to be the most popular reason people post on message boards. We are often too far entertained by the sound of our own guesses, regardless of chastisement.

[joshcryer]

96. Tragic video of people being rescued with fencing as gurneys:

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1948177205505099&id=100009385140482

The people just took barricade fencing and used them as gurney's to carry people out. Tragic.

[bathroommonkey76]

107. That was one of the most depressing videos I've seen so far from Vegas.

[58Sunliner]

97. How horrible, I just have no words left.

[nitpicker]

100. Link to BBC live thread

Http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-41466148

(snip)

Posted at 3:32

Here's what we know so far

• At least two people have been killed and 24 others wounded after a gunman opened fire at an open-air country music festival at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas.
• 14 of the wounded are in "a critical condition", according to a spokeswoman for the University Medical Center hospital.
• The shooting took place at around 22:30 (05:30 GMT) on Sunday.
• Hundreds of people fled the scene where the sound of what appeared to be prolonged automatic gunfire could be heard.
• Police say one suspect is "down".
• Flights have been diverted from Las Vegas McCarran airport while the incident continues.
(snip)

[pfitz59]

101. A friend of mind just posted

Two of HIS friends were at the show. Both were shot, one in the arm, the other a leg. No further word on their condition.

[bench scientist]

108. 20 dead 100 plus injured per CNN

[demmiblue]

111. This is chilling: "you're all going to die tonight"

Link to tweet

[spinbaby]

112. Shooter identified

64-year-old Stephen Paddock. A local.