Las Vegas police: Gunman opened fire on crowd of 22,000 concertgoers

Las Vegas police said a gunman opened fire Sunday night on a crowd of more than 22,000 concertgoers. 

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reports 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, of Mesquite, Nev., fired from his hotel room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel at about 10:08 p.m. The crowd was across the street attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival concert. 

Overall, 50 people were killed and 406 people were transported to local hospitals, police said. Those numbers later increased to 58 people dead and 515 injured. It's unclear how many people were critically injured. This is the deadliest mass shooting in United States history. 

"Among the dead is an LVMPD officer who was off-duty at the time. His name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin," a statement from Las Vegas police reads. "There were also two on-duty officers injured, one of whom was upgraded recently from critical to stable condition. The other sustained non-life threatening wounds."

10 rifles found in hotel room

NBC News reports police officers found Paddock dead in his hotel room from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said Paddock had more than 10 rifles with him.

Lombardo said Paddock checked into the hotel room on Thursday, Sept. 28. 

Police said they located a woman who may have been Paddock's roommate. She has been identified as Marilou Danley, 62. She is in police custody. Police said she was living with 64-year-old Paddock in Mesquite, Nev., which is about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas.

Law enforcement are now searching Paddock's home in Mesquite.  

NBC News reports Paddock held a pilot's license which he last filed for in 2010 when he lived in Texas. 

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Las Vegas police offered these guidelines on reporting missing people and how to donate blood: 

LVMPD and Clark County Coroner’s Office have set up a hotline for family or friends to report a
missing loved one connected to this incident. The hotline is only to take reports on missing
people. The number is 866-535-5654. LVMPD also opened up a family reunification center at
its headquarters at 400 S. Martin L. King Blvd. in Building B.

The identification process of all of the injured and the deceased will take time, so authorities are
asking the public for patience.

Anyone wishing to help is asked to donate blood for the injured victims of the Strip shooting.
United Blood Services will start taking donations at 7 a.m. at two locations: 6930 W. Charleston
in Las Vegas or 601 Whitney Ranch Drive in Henderson.

UMC will also be hosting a blood drive in conjunction with United Blood Services. It will be held
at UMC’s Delta Point Building located at 901 N. Rancho Lane. There will be updates as to the
exact time of the blood drive as more information is available.

Las Vegas shooter's suspected roommate in custody

Police said they located a woman who may have been Las Vegas shooting suspect Stephen Paddock's roommate.

The woman has been identified as Marilou Danley, 62. She is in police custody. Police said she was living with 64-year-old Paddock in Mesquite, Nev., which is about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas.

The Clark County Sheriff said at the time of the shooting Danley was not in the country. 

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