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Today in History: Gunman kills 60, wounds 867 at Vegas concert

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC · How we work

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On October 1 2017, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire from a 32nd-floor Mandalay Bay suite onto the Route 91 Harvest festival crowd on the Las Vegas Strip, discharging over 1,000 rounds. The attack killed 60 people, including two later deaths, and injured about 867. Paddock died by suicide; investigators never determined a motive.

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On October 1 2017, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire from a 32nd-floor Mandalay Bay suite onto the Route 91 Harvest festival crowd on the Las Vegas Strip, discharging over 1,000 rounds. The attack killed 60 people, including two later deaths, and injured about 867. Paddock died by suicide; investigators never determined a motive.