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    Las Vegas Shooting Update: Gunman Investigated As Victims Are Mourned

    Investigators are learning more about Stephen Paddock and the weapons he used to fire at a crowded music venue Sunday. We're also learning more about those who were killed in the vicious attack.
    by Bill Chappell Oct 03, 2017 4 minutes
    Las Vegas Blvd. remained closed to traffic early Tuesday, near the scene of Sunday night's mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. / Drew Angerer / Getty Images

    Police are still trying to determine what motivated Stephen Paddock to rain gunfire on some 22,000 music fans along the Las Vegas Strip Sunday night. The attack left 59 people dead and 527 people were injured, in the worst mass shooting in recent U.S. history.

    Paddock unleashed a prolonged and vicious assault from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino shortly after 10 p.m. local time, as musician Jason Aldean was performing. Aldean had been scheduled to go on at 9:40 p.m., as the last act of the three-day festival.

    Responding to what he called rumors of multiple attackers at the concert, Assistant Sheriff Todd Fasulo has said that officials "have no information or evidence" that there was anyone but a solo gunman responsible.

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