A gunman later identified by police as Stephen Paddock, 64, opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest Festival from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, authorities said. Paddock was later killed in an encounter with law enforcement.
“It just kept coming,” Robyn Webb, who was attending the concert, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “It was relentless.”
Country music star Jason Aldean, who was on stage when the attack began, called the assault “beyond horrific.”
“It hurts my heart that this would happen to anyone who was just coming out to enjoy what should have been a fun night,” Aldean said in an Instagram post.
See photos from the chilling aftermath of the shooting above.
People run from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after apparent gunfire was heard in Las Vegas on Oct. 1, 2017.David Becker—Getty ImagesPolice stand guard along the streets outside the the Route 91 Harvest country music festival grounds after a active shooter was reported, Oct. 1, 2017 in Las Vegas.David Becker—Getty ImagesPeople scramble for shelter at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after a shooting, Oct. 1, 2017 in Las Vegas.David Becker—Getty ImagesWarning: many of the following images are graphic in nature and will be disturbing to some viewers.Victims of a shooting at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas on Oct. 1, 2017.David Becker—Getty ImagesPeople carry a person after a shooting at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after a shooting, Oct. 1, 2017 in Las Vegas.David Becker—Getty Images People flee the Route 91 Harvest country music festival grounds after apparent gun fire was heard, Oct. 1, 2017 in Las Vegas.David Becker—Getty ImagesA couple takes cover at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after apparent gun fire was heard on Oct. 1, 2017 in Las Vegas.David Becker—Getty ImagesPeople assist a wounded woman at the Tropicana during an active shooter situation in Las Vegas Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. Chase Stevens—Las Vegas Review-Journal/AP
An injured person is tended to after a mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival on Oct. 1, 2017 in Las Vegas.Ethan Miller—Getty ImagesA wounded woman is moved outside the Tropicana during an active shooter situation on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. Chase Stevens—Las Vegas Review-Journal/APA body is covered with a sheet at the intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard South after a mass shooting at a music festival on Oct. 1, 2017 in Las Vegas.STEVE MARCUS—REUTERSA cowboy hat lays in the street after shots were fired at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after a shooting, Oct. 1, 2017 in Las Vegas.David Becker—Getty ImagesDrapes billow out of broken windows at the Mandalay Bay resort and casino, on the Las Vegas Strip following a deadly shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas on Oct 2, 2017.John Locher—AP/ShutterstockInvestigators load a truck with bodies from the scene of a mass shooting at a music festival near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, in Las Vegas on Oct. 2 2017.Chris Carlson—AP/ShutterstockFlowers are placed near the scene of a mass shooting, that occurred at a music festival near the Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas on Sunday Oct. 2, 2017.Marcio Jose Sanchez—AP/Shutterstock
