Las Vegas Shooting

[Dame]

The concert was the Route 91 Harvest Festival. There were many country singers there to perform. Jason Aldean may have been onstage at the time but it wasn't his concert. This festival lasts for several days every year.
The shooter lived in a 55+ community in Mesquite. Sun City Mesquite is the most likely.
The Mesquite police have no record of any contact with him, ever. Not so much as a traffic stop or parking ticket.
The mood here is bad. Airport was shut down. No flights in or out. I'm sure they'll open it asap.

 

[Poccington]

Absolutely tragic. Those poor people never stood a chance.

 

[757]

Well then, this was not totally unexpected.

ISIS claim responsibility for Las Vegas shooting | Daily Mail Online

ISIS claims Las Vegas mass shooting; FBI: No link between shooter, terrorist group

Updated.

 

[Red Flag 1]

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[Ooh-Rah]

ISIS claims Las Vegas mass shooting; FBI: No link between shooter, terrorist group
Updated.

At this point in the game, unless the FBI comes out and says so, I think it is premature to speculate about formal terrorist ties.

That said, I also think it is normal to look for those ties, and maybe even 'hope' that those connections turn out to be true. I believe as humans, we try hard to rationalize terrible things. What happened was horrific, but is it more or less horrible if it turns out the guy was trained and put into place by some Islamic terrorist group?

 

[RackMaster]

And then there's this. I dont think he was alone.

Witness Describes Being Warned Before Attack: 'You're All Going to Die'

 

[Dame]

I am glad to hear from you girl, and that you are all right!

Are they using the airport for evacuation of injured?

There is precious little moving at McCarran right now. I work across the street.
Seems like everyone is checking on each other right now. Friends of friends shot. That sort of thing. Cabbagehead is in town but did not get tickets so he and his HH6 are OK.
There were over 200,000 at the festival. Over 500 injured. 58 dead as of this time. No one is even cracking a smile here.

Just saw one flight land. Thats a good thing.

 

[x SF med]

WOW. Prayers out for those lost and injured. I don't know what else to say.

 

[TheSiatonist]

Someone recorded police conversation during the whole thing.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1818921621455743

Sorry but it's a facebook link.

 

[BloodStripe]

Absolutely tragic.

 

[RackMaster]

This whole thing gets odder by the moment.

http://nypost.com/2017/10/02/vegas-gunmans-psychopath-dad-landed-on-fbis-most-wanted-list/

 

[DocIllinois]

This whole thing gets odder by the moment.

http://nypost.com/2017/10/02/vegas-gunmans-psychopath-dad-landed-on-fbis-most-wanted-list/

When it comes to someone committing such an act, nothing done is ever really out of character, IMO.

Something like supernatural possession or ISIS making him do it doesn't look good, so it will be interesting what motivations come to light from here on. Investigation will be swift and aggressive.

 

[E.M.D.7/19]

If anyone wants a status check for potential injured family pm me as I'm a e.m. doc at UMC

 

[Florida173]

And then there's this. I dont think he was alone.

Witness Describes Being Warned Before Attack: 'You're All Going to Die'

I was in Vegas in July. Walking the strip I had the same experience. Could be unrelated

 

[Red Flag 1]

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[Florida173]

This really is a shattering event, no matter the cause. The last FBI input at a recent news conference said there was no link to any terrorist group.

I don't trust the FBI's ability to determine that hours from the event. They'd still have to subpoena phone and online presence.

 

[Red Flag 1]

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[ThunderHorse]

Why are the Media people reminding us that Country Music Fans probably voted for Trump. CNN Reporter Asks Public To 'Keep In Mind' That Vegas Victims Were Likely Trump Supporters

CBS Attorney: No Sympathy for Vegas Victims 'Because Country Music Fans Are Republican Gun Toters'

Also, Hillary and the Left on their tweetathon about gun control.

IRT the FBI drawing conclusions less than 24 hours after the event, why?

 

[TheSiatonist]

There's this guy who worked for the show who posted this...

 

[Ooh-Rah]

The worst part about this all of these Media people reminding us that Country Music Fans probably voted for Trump.

Is that really the worst part about this? I doubt that is true.

Also, Hillary and the Left on their tweetathon about gun control.

To add - the event is not even 24 hours old yet, and inserting comments about political motives and gun control take away from the comfort or discussion some might get from reading this thread.