Las Vegas festival shooting death toll rises to over 50
The number of people killed by a gunman who opened fire at an open-air music festival near the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas has risen to over 50.
More than 400 others were injured when the gunman opened fire from the 32nd floor of hotel building.
The suspect, Stephen Paddock, 64, has been killed. Reports say he killed himself as police approached the hotel room, which he had checked into on September 28.
Las Vegas Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said investigators had found more than 10 rifles in the hotel room.
It is the worst mass shooting in recent American history.
Parts of the Las Vegas strip were shut down and flights were suspended and diverted in lights of the incident, which took place at around 22:30 (05:30 GMT).
Police urged people to stay away from the area.
Reports say people have been sheltering in hotels, restaurants and at Las Vegas McCarran airport.
The country music festival had begun on Friday and was taking place at several hotels on the Las Vegas strip.
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