Las Vegas shooter is believed to be local resident and not tied to any militant group, says Metro police sherif

Reuters , Monday 2 Oct 2017

Las Vegas shooting
A body is covered with a sheet in the intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard South after a mass shooting at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. October 1, 2017 (Photo: Reuters)

The Las vegas Metro police sherif told reporters police believe the suspect who opened fire killing twenty and wounding more than a hundred was a local resident and not connected to any militant group.

The suspect, whose name was not released, was apprehended by the police and is now dead, according to CNN.

Police say they are seeking to talk to a female companion of the suspect in the killings. 

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