Las Vegas: 59 dead in Mandalay Bay shooting

Gerald · 10-02-17, 04:33 AM

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More than twenty people have been killed and at least 100 injured in a mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert.
A gunman opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel toward an open-air music festival being held close by.
Police said a suspect identified as a local resident, who was not named, had been shot and killed by officers.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41466116

A lone wolf.

STEED · 10-02-17, 04:54 AM

Just watching it on SKY News now.

Terrible.

Skybird · 10-02-17, 05:44 AM

Hefty. 50 dead, 200 wounded. What kind of freak was that?

vienna · 10-02-17, 06:00 AM

Sheriff in Vegas has identified the shooter: 64 year old white man, whith no previous criminal record or police contact, living in a retirement community:

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/02/us/las...ter/index.html

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Catfish · 10-02-17, 07:07 AM

Why ?

Dowly · 10-02-17, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

Why ?

Ever listened to country music??

Oberon · 10-02-17, 08:03 AM

Firearms stocks are on the rise.

Mr Quatro · 10-02-17, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41466116

A lone wolf.

Like in the Devil is just one angel too

Now it's up to fifty (50) dead

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At least 50 people were dead and over 400 people were sent to nearby hospitals.

Skybird · 10-02-17, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Hefty. 50 dead, 200 wounded. What kind of freak was that?

Now over 400 wounded.

Red October1984 · 10-02-17, 09:21 AM

Having watched video of the attack, this is absolutely awful. Definitely without a doubt an automatic weapon. I'm interested in seeing how the media will react to it. 64 year old white male using a weapon that is already illegal without lots and lots of paperwork and licensing. No clear motive it looks like.

Unfortunately it was an easy target for the gunman. The CNN article put it "shooting fish in a barrel"

Rockstar · 10-02-17, 09:58 AM

Keeping my guess close but it starts with an I and ends with d-e-o-l-o-g-I-c-a-l-e-x-t-r-e-m-i-s-t-f-r-e-a-k.

Skybird · 10-02-17, 10:37 AM

Plenty of lose bolts or plenty of hate. To keep the trigger pulled back and keep on firing while they drop left and right by the hundreds, and keep doing so for 20 minutes - that needs plenty of energy to maintain, that is not just one lose moment in time when your brain cuts short over a furious sentiment and for some seconds your mind says goodbye and when you are back to your sense you see that you have killed two or three guys in the past seconds.

Pushing such an effort for as long like this, needs energy coming from something really deep rooting. Maybe the abyss he stared into, started to stare back. Maybe one should better not want to touch upon a dark soul like this one. Sometimes profilers say they often make the experience with really bad suibjects that some of their evil somewhat echoes on and on in their own minds, and it sticks to them. I briefly knew one such guy once, he was with the BKA and helped hunting down sexual perverts and rapists. He quit early, both policework and psychology. He became alternative farmer and called that life his necessary therapy - and self-quarantine. He really had lost his balance.

Mr Quatro · 10-02-17, 10:43 AM

How do you sneak 10 guns and all of that ammunition into a hotel? They said you can just carry it in

In fact he had more than ten guns, but yet the firing was only for 4 and 1/2 minutes ... make no mistake this was premeditated.

You know the anti-gun people are going to howl over this one.

Skybird · 10-02-17, 10:46 AM

4.5 minutes? Over here it was reported the firing went on for 20 minutes.

Mr Quatro · 10-02-17, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

4.5 minutes? Over here it was reported the firing went on for 20 minutes.

ABC and GMA said 4 and 1/2 minutes, but witnesses say 10 minutes.

The shooting started while performer Jason Aldean was onstage. Witnesses described a chaotic scene of back-to-back bullets raining down from above, lasting for up to 10 minutes.

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/la...ay-bay-n806461

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Fellow performer Jake Owen said he was standing about 50 feet away from Aldean when the shots started.

"It got faster and faster, almost like it was an automatic rifle," Owen said. "At that point, everyone on stage started running everywhere."

Owen dashed by victims covered in blood and eventually found shelter in his bus. The gunfire still hadn't stopped by the time he got there, he said.

"It wasn't something that was quick. It was chaos for a pure seven to 10 minutes," he said.

What I don't understand is why it took 3 hours to find out that the shooter was dead.

10-02-17, 04:54 AM	#2
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Just watching it on SKY News now. Terrible. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,615 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Hefty. 50 dead, 200 wounded. What kind of freak was that? __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Having watched video of the attack, this is absolutely awful. Definitely without a doubt an automatic weapon. I'm interested in seeing how the media will react to it. 64 year old white male using a weapon that is already illegal without lots and lots of paperwork and licensing. No clear motive it looks like. Unfortunately it was an easy target for the gunman. The CNN article put it "shooting fish in a barrel" __________________

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Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Keeping my guess close but it starts with an I and ends with d-e-o-l-o-g-I-c-a-l-e-x-t-r-e-m-i-s-t-f-r-e-a-k.

10-02-17, 10:37 AM	#12
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,615 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Plenty of lose bolts or plenty of hate. To keep the trigger pulled back and keep on firing while they drop left and right by the hundreds, and keep doing so for 20 minutes - that needs plenty of energy to maintain, that is not just one lose moment in time when your brain cuts short over a furious sentiment and for some seconds your mind says goodbye and when you are back to your sense you see that you have killed two or three guys in the past seconds. Pushing such an effort for as long like this, needs energy coming from something really deep rooting. Maybe the abyss he stared into, started to stare back. Maybe one should better not want to touch upon a dark soul like this one. Sometimes profilers say they often make the experience with really bad suibjects that some of their evil somewhat echoes on and on in their own minds, and it sticks to them. I briefly knew one such guy once, he was with the BKA and helped hunting down sexual perverts and rapists. He quit early, both policework and psychology. He became alternative farmer and called that life his necessary therapy - and self-quarantine. He really had lost his balance. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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Mr Quatro Navy Seal Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 6,772 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	How do you sneak 10 guns and all of that ammunition into a hotel? They said you can just carry it in In fact he had more than ten guns, but yet the firing was only for 4 and 1/2 minutes ... make no mistake this was premeditated. You know the anti-gun people are going to howl over this one. __________________ pla•teau noun a relatively stable level, period, or condition a level of attainment or achievement Lord help me get to the next plateau ..

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,615 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	4.5 minutes? Over here it was reported the firing went on for 20 minutes. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.