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Photos: Scenes In Las Vegas Following Deadly Mass Shooting At Music Festival

At least 59 people are dead and 515 people are wounded after a gunman opened fire on a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip Sunday night. The suspect is also dead.

The shootings were reported after 10 p.m. Sunday night from the Route 91 Harvest Festival. Authorities have identified the shooter as Stephen Paddock, 64, a resident of the Las Vegas area.

This shooting is being referred to as the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, with the death toll expected to rise. The violence at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, in June 2016, killed 49 people.


The morning after the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip, debris is seen strewn through the concert area. (John Locher/AP)
The morning after the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip, debris is seen strewn through the concert area. (John Locher/AP)
Drapes billow out of broken windows at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Monday. A gunman was found dead inside a hotel room after shooting at the crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival. (John Locher/AP)
Drapes billow out of broken windows at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Monday. A gunman was found dead inside a hotel room after shooting at the crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival. (John Locher/AP)
President Donald Trump makes a statement about the mass shooting in Las Vegas on Monday at the White House. (Evan Vucci/AP)
President Donald Trump makes a statement about the mass shooting in Las Vegas on Monday at the White House. (Evan Vucci/AP)
Police escort people to an evacuation bus after hiding inside the Sands Corporation plane hangar. (Al Powers/Invision/AP)
Police escort people to an evacuation bus after hiding inside the Sands Corporation plane hangar. (Al Powers/Invision/AP)
A young woman checks her phone while hiding inside the Sands Corporation plane hangar. (Al Powers/Invision/AP)
A young woman checks her phone while hiding inside the Sands Corporation plane hangar. (Al Powers/Invision/AP)
Concertgoers embrace as they wait early Monday inside the Sands Corporation plane hangar. (Al Powers/Invision/AP)
Concertgoers embrace as they wait early Monday inside the Sands Corporation plane hangar. (Al Powers/Invision/AP)
Police officers and medical personnel stand near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip after a deadly shooting Sunday night at a music festival. (John Locher/AP)
Police officers and medical personnel stand near the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip early Monday morning. More than 50 people died, and more than 500 were injured, in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. (John Locher/AP)
A woman sits on a curb at the scene of the Sunday night shooting along the Las Vegas Strip on Monday morning. (John Locher/AP)
A woman sits on a curb at the scene of the shooting along the Las Vegas Strip on Monday morning. Gunfire was reported around 10 p.m. on Sunday from the Route 91 Harvest Festival concert. (John Locher/AP)
Police officers stand along the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday night. The suspect, Stephen Paddock, 64, a resident of the Las Vegas area, is dead after police confronted him on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino. (John Locher/AP)
Police officers stand along the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday night. (John Locher/AP)
Concertgoers head for shelter outside of the Route 91 Harvest Festival after a gunman opened fire Sunday night. (Al Powers/Invsion/AP)
Concertgoers head for shelter outside of the Route 91 Harvest Festival after a gunman opened fire Sunday night. (Al Powers/Invsion/AP)
A police officer stands at the scene. (John Locher/AP)
A police officer stands at the scene Monday morning. (John Locher/AP)
Las Vegas Police stand along the Las Vegas Strip Monday morning. (John Locher/AP)
Las Vegas Police stand along the Las Vegas Strip Monday morning. (John Locher/AP)
Police run for cover at the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday night. (John Locher/AP)
Police run for cover at the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday night. (John Locher/AP)
A police officer runs along a sidewalk near the shooting Sunday night. (John Locher/AP)
A police officer runs along a sidewalk near the shooting Sunday night. (John Locher/AP)
Police officers advise people to take cover near the scene of a shooting on the Las Vegas Strip Sunday night. (John Locher/AP)
Police officers advise people to take cover near the scene of a shooting on the Las Vegas Strip Sunday night. (John Locher/AP)
A police officer takes cover behind a police vehicle Sunday night. (John Locher/AP)
A police officer takes cover behind a police vehicle Sunday night. (John Locher/AP)

Editor's Note: This is a developing story. We'll update the post throughout the day as more photos and information become available.

This article was originally published on October 02, 2017.

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