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Las Vegas strip mass shooting: Social media captures shooting on camera

Posted at 2:13 AM, Oct 02, 2017
and last updated 2017-10-02 12:03:41-04

Social media video captured the moment the shooting happened at Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas (watch video in player above).

Country music star Jason Aldean took to social media to say he and his crew are safe after a gunman killed more than 20 people at an outdoor concert Sunday. 

Aldean was in the middle of his performance when the bullets rained down on the crowd. He posted on Instagram hours later, calling the shooting "beyond horrific."

Las Vegas authorities say more than 100 people are wounded in the attack.

Clark County's sheriff says officers confronted the suspect on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino across the street from the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival. Authorities say the man is dead. They did not release the suspect's name but said he is a local resident.