Shooting - Las Vegas Strip

cbrite · ‎10-19-2011

20 wounded - 2 dead so far

-Do Not Copy Pls-

Bibione · ‎03-12-2010

I am in Italy now and I am watching it on tv.I wonder why Italy never had a similar attack.Probably because it would cause a stop to the huge amount of people coming by boat.

NorthernLights · ‎07-01-2016

I hope I didn't just hear what I heard. 20 + lost their lives.

on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

no 20 dead, over 100 injured

horrifying again

"If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew. Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains? can you paint with all the colors of the wind?"

Plaid Pants2 · ‎03-14-2015

It happened at the Mandelay Bay hotel and casino on the 32nd floor, by a local guy who is now dead.

12 victims in critical condition.

At least 20 dead.

Over 100 injured.

Tragic, so tragic.

They are looking for this dudes girlfriend.

Vegas is a soft target, sin city and all, but you can't go two feet and not be on camera.

Vegas has cameras all over the place, both inside and out.

I was in Vegas about five years ago at the pyramid hotel/casino, the one with the beam of light on top.

I forget the name.

With all of the cameras, at that time that I was there, I felt safe.

No othrr shooters.

Lone wolf.

My hotel was right next to the Mandelay Bay, and in fact, there is a walkway that connects the two hotels/casino.

Tragic.

Prayers.

NorthernLights · ‎07-01-2016

Prayers to all involved.

Plaid Pants2 · ‎03-14-2015

The Luxor hotel/casino which is the one that I stayed at is right next door to the Mandelay Bay.

I remember that my room looked out towards Las Vegas airport.

I remember watching the lights on the airplanes lined up, ready to land.

The venue where this tragedy took place, is on the same side of the street as the airport, and if I am not mistaken, it is (relatively) close to it.

Which means, even though I didn't know it at the time, my room looked out on the venue where this took place.

This whole thing makes me so sad.

TY · ‎03-10-2010

What a sad story. I was in Las Vegas about a month ago. And exactly a year ago I was also in Las Vegas too.

There are people on the strip at all hours of the day and night. This time of the year Las Vegas is still really hot during the daytime so a lot of people go casino hopping in the evening as the sun sets fairly early so it cools down a bit and it's more comfortable for walking on the strip at night.

Plaid Pants2 · ‎03-14-2015

Just some personal thoughts.

I feel a little shooken up and creeped out knowing that I had been inside the Mandelay Bay a few years ago, something like this never crossed my mind not even once.

Like I said, at the time, I felt safe because of all of the cameras.

I don't think that people will safe there again.

Again, my thoughts and prayers goes out to the victims and their loved ones.

One thing about the hotels/casinos is there are no metal detectors or x-rays to screen people as they check in.

I don't know if implementing that would be practical or not, but that is a different discussion for a different time.

Plaid Pants2 · ‎03-14-2015

@TY wrote:
What a sad story. I was in Las Vegas about a month ago. And exactly a year ago I was also in Las Vegas too.

There are people on the strip at all hours of the day and night. This time of the year Las Vegas is still really hot during the daytime so a lot of people go casino hopping in the evening as the sun sets fairly early so it cools down a bit and it's more comfortable for walking on the strip at night.

@TY

Right.

Vegas is a 24 hour city.

It never closes or sleeps.

It's open 24 hours a day.

Yes, people casino hop.

I did.