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Las Vegas blood drives are at capacity with donors | 1:07
Several Las Vegas blood drive sites have reached capacity the day after the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Donors are being told to return throughout the week as supplies run low.
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Dramatic Footage Shows Terror as Shooting Begins | 1:10
More dramatic cell phone video has emerged of the terrifying moment a gunman fired a hail of bullets on an outdoor country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip, killing at least 58 people and injuring more than 500. (Oct 2.)
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How the Las Vegas shooting unfolded | 2:17
A motion graphic explaining how the events unfolded when Stephen Paddock opened fire from his hotel room on concert goers at the Route 91 Harvest music festival near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Las Vegas survivors say shooting ‘sounded like fireworks’ | 1:38
After surviving the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, witnesses describe how a country music festival in Las Vegas turned into “mass hysteria.”
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Widow on Las Vegas shooting: ‘He saved my life’ | 0:49
A Tennessee man died while shielding his wife from bullets during the mass shooting in Las Vegas.
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Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders became emotional while talking about the victims of the Las Vegas shooting.
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Paddock’s Brother: No Logic to Explain Shooting | 1:37
The brother of the gunman in the mass shooting Sunday night at a music concert in Las Vegas said there’s no logic to explain the shooting. Eric Paddock said his brother played video poker to “stay at home in the casino.” (Oct. 2)
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Astronaut Mark Kelly: We need gun control, not prayers | 0:36
Mark Kelly and his wife, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, responded to the mass shooting in Las Vegas. They called for “more than prayers” from President Trump.
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President and First Lady Lead Moment of Silence | 2:03
President Donald Trump and the first lady led a moment of silence Monday afternoon on the White House South Lawn, honoring the victims of the deadly Las Vegas shooting. (Oct. 2)
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Nevada Gov.: ‘We’re grieving, we’re confused’ | 0:19
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) expressed his frustration and anger in the wake of the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas.
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Alleged Las Vegas shooter’s brother is stunned | 0:35
The brother of the suspected Las Vegas shooter, Stephen Paddock, says he’s in total disbelief. Eric Paddock says he last talked to his brother months ago via text and saw no warning signs that he would commit mass violence.
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Video shows first moment of Las Vegas shooting | 2:05
A concertgoer captured the moment a gunman opened fire on an outdoor music festival on the Las Vegas Strip, killing scores of people and wounding hundreds of others. Country music star Jason Aldean was performing when the gunfire began.
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Couple describes witnessing Las Vegas shooting | 1:55
A California couple describe the harrowing minutes they witnessed as a shooter opened fire during a Las Vegas concert, killing over 50 people and wounding at least another 400. (Oct. 2)
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The people of Las Vegas are lining up by the hundreds to give blood | 0:48
After a gunman opened fire at a music festival, more than 400 people were transported to local hospitals. And starting in the early hours of Monday morning, the people of Las Vegas were lining up in droves to donate blood.
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Trump calls Vegas shooting ‘act of pure evil’ | 1:02
President Trump offered prayers and condolences in the wake of the Las Vegas mass shooting. He announced he will travel to Las Vegas on Wednesday.
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Country musicians respond to the shooting in Las Vegas | 0:55
Country musicians took to social media to respond to the shooting in Las Vegas
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Trump: Las Vegas shooting ‘act of pure evil’ | 2:07
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to the nation Monday morning about the mass shooting in Las Vegas, which left at least 50 people dead and more than 400 injured. The president said, “it was an act of pure evil.” (Oct. 2)
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At least 50 dead, 400 injured after Las vegas concert shooting | 0:51
Police say the gunman was perched on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.
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Who was Las Vegas shooting suspect Stephen Paddock? | 1:39
Investigators believe Stephen Paddock checked into the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino days before the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Here’s what we know about the suspected gunman.
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Hear Las Vegas SWAT move in on shooting suspect Stephen Paddock | 0:30
Hear the radio chatter of Las Vegas SWAT team members as they prepared to breach the concert shooter’s door at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.
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Ex-neighbors say Stephen Paddock stayed up all night gambling | 1:15
Stephen Paddock’s former neighbors say the alleged Las Vegas shooter was a night owl who wasn’t around much when he lived in Viera, Fla.
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Raw: Concert erupts in chaos during Vegas massacre | 2:52
Social media users have posted video of the dramatic events in Las Vegas on Sunday, where a gunman opened fire on an outdoor music festival, killing at least 50 people – including two off-duty police officers – and wounding more than 100. (Oct. 2)
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Scores killed in Las Vegas music festival shooting | 0:36
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police say one of their own was among the scores of concertgoers killed when “lone wolf” gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire on crowds at the Route 91 Harvest music festival.
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Las Vegas shooting: Gunshots sounded like fireworks | 1:09
Raw video shows the confusion as shots rang out during Jason Aldean’s performance at the Route 91 Harvest music festival near Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
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Jason Aldean runs off Las Vegas stage as shots rain down | 1:12
Video shows Jason Aldean realizing there was a barrage of bullets being fired during his concert in Las Vegas. Katherine Van Buren, who was recording the Facebook Live, said strangers took her into their hotel room after they escaped the shooting.
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At least 50 dead, 200 injured after Las vegas concert shooting | 0:51
Police say the gunman was perched on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Video provided by Newsy
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Multiple injuries after a shooting on the Las Vegas Strip | 0:15
Multiple victims were taken to hospitals across Las Vegas after a shooting at the Route 91 Harvest music festival.
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Las Vegas Police: 1 suspect down, dozens shot | 1:25
Las Vegas police say one suspect is ‘down’ after shooting at country music festival that has left at least two people dead and dozens wounded. Authorities don’t believe there are any more shooters. (Oct. 2)
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Festivalgoers frantically crouch for cover during Las Vegas shooting | 0:59
Video shows people running and ducking as shots rang out at the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas.
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CINCINNATI — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has a message for those calling for more gun laws in the wake of the Las Vegas mass shooting: it won’t work.
“To all those political opportunists who are seizing on the tragedy in Las Vegas to call for more gun regs…You can’t regulate evil…” Bevin, a first-term Republican, said in a Tweet Monday morning.
The killings in Las Vegas — the largest mass shooting in U.S. history — prompted immediate debates on social media over whether the U.S. needs to do more to regulate guns.Â
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A gunman opened fire from a hotel room above a packed, outdoor concert in Las Vegas, killing at least 59, wounding 527 more and prompting chaos as the panicked crowd scrambled for cover.Â
To all those political opportunists who are seizing on the tragedy in Las Vegas to call for more gun regs…You can’t regulate evil…
— Governor Matt Bevin (@GovMattBevin) October 2, 2017
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said the shooter, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, was found dead by officers who stormed his 32nd-floor room at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.
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Among those calling for more gun control in the shooting’s wake: Hillary Clinton.Â
Our grief isn’t enough. We can and must put politics aside, stand up to the NRA, and work together to try to stop this from happening again.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 2, 2017
Bevin’s tweet immediately drew dozens of responses from both sides.
“It’s literally a prime example of why citizens shouldn’t have guns. That’s why we draw attention to it,” said one commenter.Â
“It is not a gun problem it is a heart problem,” said another.Â
The American College of Physicians called upon the government for change in a statement Monday afternoon:Â “We must acknowledge that lack of a U.S. policy to address gun violence is the reason we have much higher rates of injuries an deaths from firearms violence than other countries.”
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