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Las Vegas: What We Know

by VOA News

   Here's what we know so far about the shooting in Las Vegas:
     * A gunman opened fire on a country music festival near the Mandalay
       Bay casino-hotel on the Las Vegas strip.
     * At least 50 people have been confirmed dead.
     * The gunman, identified as 64-year old Stephen Paddock, was found
       dead in his hotel room.
     * Police found numerous firearms in the shooter's hotel room
     * The motive for the shooting is not known.