A gunman inside a hotel room at a Las Vegas casino killed at least 59 people at a nearby music festival in a late Sunday night mass shooting, officials said Monday. 9:40 p.m.Country music star Jason Aldean starts his performance at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in front of a crowd of more than 22,000 in Las Vegas. “Asking everyone to please avoid the area.”11 p.m.Part of the Las Vegas Strip is shut down, authorities tweet. Authorities identify the suspected gunman as Stephen Paddock, Patch Las Vegas reports. The estimated number of people injured was reduced to 516, according to a news release by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

Source: Fox News October 02, 2017 19:07 UTC