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A gunman in a Las Vegas hotel opened fire Sunday night at a concert outside, sending thousands of people fleeing as SWAT units searched for the attacker. At least 20 people were killed and more than 100 others injured, hospital officials said. The shooting happened near the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Video posted online showed the country singer Jason Aldean performing outside the hotel at Route 91 Harvest, a country music festival, interrupted by the sound of automatic gunfire. The music stopped, and concertgoers ducked for cover. “Get down,” one shouted. “Stay down,” screamed another. Several SWAT teams were sent to the hotel immediately after the first reports of the shooting at 10:08 p.m., and officers reported being pinned down by gunfire, according to emergency radio traffic. Shortly before midnight the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reported that “one suspect is down,” and soon thereafter the police said they did not believe there were any more active gunmen....

Police in  Las Vegas  have said “one suspect is down” after a shooting at the Mandalay Bay casino. At least two people have died and 24 people have been injured after shooting broke out on the final night of the three-day Route 91 Harvest country music festival.  The Las Vegas police department said the investigation into the shooting remained active, amid reports of further shots fired in other areas of the Vegas strip. Concertgoers reported seeing muzzle flashes from the upper floors of the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino across Las Vegas Boulevard from the festival and the sound of what they described as automatic gunfire, according to the Associated Press. Witnesses posted video footage on social media of what appeared to be gunfire, and artists at the festival tweeted about gunshots. Police confirmed they were responding to “reports of an active shooter” at or around the casino. The city’s McCarran International airport said flights in and out of the air...