President Donald Trump is calling the man who killed 59 people and wounded hundreds others at a music festival in Las Vegas a "very, very sick individual."
Trump spoke to reporters today as he departed for a trip to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. He called the gunman "demented" and said "we're looking into him very seriously."
Trump also praised Las Vegas police, saying they had done an "incredible job."
Trump stressed that the shooting was a tragedy. Asked about gun laws, the president said "we'll be talking about gun laws as time goes by." ___ 4:45 am
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Aldean wrote on Instagram that his "heart aches for the victims and their families."
Sixty-four-year-old Stephen Paddock rained bullets down on the tens of thousands of people who were watching Aldean perform. The attack killed 59 and wounded 527.
The country star pleaded for people to stand together and "stop the hate."
Authorities have not yet disclosed a motive for the attack. ___ 12:15 am
Hospitals were overflowing with victims of a gunman who fired on a concert from the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel.
Doctors say some of the gunshot wounds were so severe they knew they had come from high-powered weapons not usually seen on the street.
Concert-goers described scenes of horror and heroism.
One man grasped the hand of a dying stranger to comfort him as he died, unable to pull himself away despite the danger.
Many carried the wounded to their own cars to drive to the hospital where they waited in lines of ambulances at emergency rooms.