Tag: Las Vegas shooting
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Las Vegas massacre survivor files lawsuit
A California student injured in the Las Vegas massacre has filed a lawsuit against a hotel, concert promoter and bump stock manufacturers, claiming that they were all liable in the mass shooting that claimed 59 lives, the media reported. The claims against MGM Resorts International, which owns both Mandalay Bay and the concert venue that...
October 12, 2017 -
Still no ‘clear motive’ in Las Vegas mass shooting: Police
Five days after the deadliest mass shooting in recent US history, authorities acknowledged on Friday they have not uncovered a “clear motive” for the gunman. “We still do not have a clear motive or reason why,”Undersheriff Kevin McMahill of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department told reporters. “At this time I’ll tell you we have...
October 7, 2017 -
Las Vegas gunman booked hotel in Chicago in August: Reports
Police in Chicago in the US state of Illinois were investigating into media reports that said the Las Vegas gunman reserved two rooms at a hotel overlooking Lollapalooza music festival crowd in downtown Chicago in early August. TMZ, a US celebrity news website, reported on Thursday that Stephen Paddock booked two rooms on the park...
October 6, 2017 -
Goa Congress demands casino security review
The Congress in Goa demanded a security review of the state’s numerous casinos in the wake of Sunday night’s massacre at a Las Vegas concert in which at least 58 people were killed and over 500 injured. “The government must quickly take measures and review the security of casinos in Goa. We, as a party,...
October 4, 2017 -
Trump says has ‘no idea’ if Las Vegas shooter linked to IS group
US President Donald Trump today said he did not know whether Stephen Paddock, the gunman behind the deadliest gun attack in modern US history, was linked to the Islamic State group. IS has twice said that the Las Vegas shooter, a 64-year- old retired accountant, was one of its “soldiers” via its propaganda news agency...
October 4, 2017 -
Butchery in Vegas
The mass shooting of a concert crowd in Las Vegas lengthens the loop of such cultural annihilation on either side of the Atlantic ~ at the Ariana Grand Concert in Manchester in May and in Paris during a similar programme by the US band, the Eagles of Death Metal (November 2015). It would be premature...
October 4, 2017 -
Las Vegas shooter stockpiled 42 weapons in his home, hotel
Stephen Paddock, the shooter who killed 59 people and injured more than 500 at a music concert here, had stockpiled a total of 42 firearms in his 32nd floor hotel room and at his home, 130 km away from the site of the massacre, officials said. Authorities found 19 weapons from his home in Mesquite,...
October 3, 2017 -
Eiffel Tower goes dark to pay tribute to Las Vegas victims
The Eiffel Tower went dark last night in tribute to the victims of the attacks in Las Vegas and Marseille. At least 59 people were killed and hundreds wounded Sunday when a gunman opened fire on a concert in Las Vegas in the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history. Earlier Sunday, a man knifed...
October 3, 2017 -
Brother: Las Vegas gunman was wealthy real-estate investor
Stephen Paddock lived in a tidy Nevada retirement community where the amenities include golf, tennis and bocce. He was a wealthy real-estate investor, recently shipped his 90-year-old mother a walker and liked to play high-stakes video poker in Las Vegas. Nothing in his background suggests why he would have been on the 32nd floor of...
October 3, 2017 -
Without evidence, Islamic State claims Las Vegas shooting
Without providing any evidence to support the claim, the Islamic State group has said the gunman in the mass shooting in Las Vegas was “a soldier” from its ranks who had converted to Islam months ago. Authorities have yet to identify a motive for the shooting, and said initially there was no evidence...
October 3, 2017 -
Putin tells Trump Las Vegas shooting ‘shocking in its cruelty’
Russian President Vladimir Putin today expressed his condolences in a message to US leader Donald Trump, saying a deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas was “shocking in its cruelty.” “The crime that has taken the lives of tens of peaceful civilians is shocking in its cruelty,” Putin said according to a statement from the Kremlin....
October 3, 2017 -
May calls Trump; offers condolences on Las Vegas shooting
British Prime Minister Therasa May today called US President Donald Trump and conveyed her condolences after at least 58 people were killed and over 500 others injured at a concert in Las Vegas, the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. Trump thanked May and praised the first responders in Las Vegas for their immediate...
October 3, 2017 -
Death toll from Las Vegas concert massacre rises to 58
The death toll from the mass shooting at a Las Vegas country music concert has risen to at least 58, with more than 515 people listed as wounded, police said on Monday. Stephen Paddock, a 64-year-old Nevada resident, opened fire with automatic weapons on concert goers from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort...
October 3, 2017 -
Weapons cache found at Las Vegas shooter’s house
Authorities have said they had recovered a weapons cache including firearms, explosives and ammunition from a house owned by Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock, as they upped the death toll from the attack to 59. Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said officers searching the house in Mesquite, Nevada recovered “in excess of 18 additional firearms, some explosives...
October 3, 2017 -
Las Vegas shooting an “act of pure evil”: Trump
President Donald Trump today termed as “an act of pure evil” the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history at a concert in Las Vegas that killed at least 58 people and injured over 500 others. Trump also called for unity, asserting that in moments of tragedy and horror, America has always stood united. “Last...
October 3, 2017 -
Sonia Gandhi expresses shock over Las Vegas shooting
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday expressed shock and anguish on the Las Vegas shooting that left over 50 people dead and over 400 injured. In her message, Sonia Gandhi condemned the “insensitive act of mindless violence”, calling it a senseless and cowardly act. “My deepest sympathies and prayers are with the family and friends...
October 2, 2017 -
No reports of any Indian affected in Las Vegas shooting
There have been no reports of any Indian casualty in the mass shooting in Las Vegas, the External Affairs Ministry said on Monday. “No reports have been received of any Indian nationals amongst those affected in the Las Vegas shooting incident,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said. At least 50 people were killed and...
October 2, 2017