The police in Las Vegas has confirmed that the shooting in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino is the deadliest in American history.
More than 20 people are dead and more than 100 others injured after a gunman, Stephen Paddocks started firing at festival goers at the Route 91 Harvest Festival.
Here are some of the things we have information at the moment:
The event was the Route 91 Harvest Festival, a three-day country music event.
The Festival was held at the Las Vegas Village and Festival Grounds, run by MGM Resorts.
It happened at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.
The gunman fired from a Las Vegas hotel.
Country singer Jason Aldean was performing, when the shooting started.
He has reacted to the shooting, asking that “People should pray for Las Vegas”
Several SWAT teams were sent to the hotel immediately after the first reports of the shooting at 10:08 p.m.
One off-duty officer has been reported to died in the wake of the shooting.
Shortly before midnight the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reported that “one suspect is down,”.
He was neutralised in a hotel room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel.
Police believes he killed himself prior to their entry.
Police found a cache of weapons, including 10 rifles.
The gunman was identified as Stephen Paddock, 64 from Nevada.
The gunman’s brother, Eric Paddock, said he was stunned to learn Stephen was responsible for the mass shooting
More than 50 victims died, and at least 200 others were wounded.
It is one of the deadliest mass shootings in United States modern history.
Marilou Danley has been contacted, no longer sought by the police.
There is no group claiming responsbility for the attack.