At least 20 dead in Las Vegas concert shooting
By Reuters
02 October 2017 |
2:00 pm
A gunman opened fire at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 100 others before the suspect was killed by police.
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