Two dead in Las Vegas shooting as shots ‘fired outside famous Bellagio casino’ & tourists seen fleeing Strip
AT least two people have died following a shooting on the Las Vegas Strip.
Shots were fired outside the Bellagio Fountains hotel and casino on Sunday night.
Panic erupted on the Las Vegas Strip and footage shared on social media showed tourists fleeing.
Two people have died, according to KSNV-TV.
Cops have confirmed that the shooting did not happen inside a casino.
Locals were urged to avoid the area and a murder probe is now underway.
The shooting was captured on a livestream and seven shots were fired.
A man fired gunshots following an argument with a woman, who was pointing at him.
The man who fired the shots was wearing a baseball cap and vest before charging out of view.
“Are you f**king kidding me?!” the woman was heard saying in the footage.
Screams were heard before the camera was grabbed by a cop.
A baby’s cries were heard in the video before it cut out.
And, a body was seen lying on the sidewalk.
Cops have since made an arrest and they believe they know who the shooter is.
Swarms of cop cars were seen charging down the Las Vegas strip.
The Bellagio is a luxury five star resort on the Strip and is known for the famous Fountains of Bellagio attraction.
The shooting comes just almost eight years after 60 people were killed when Stephen Paddock opened fire at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip.
He fired more than 1,000 rounds from his room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel.
More than 800 people were injured.
Paddock was found dead in his hotel room just an hour after the shooting.
The shooting outside the Bellagio comes just two weeks after two people died following a shooting at a Vegas gym.
Gunman Daniel Ortega fired 24 rounds after storming into the fitness center with a rifle.
Video released by Las Vegas cops showed him pacing in the reception area before opening fire.
He shot a gym worker after they approached him.
Four people were shot in total and there was one fatality.
Ortega was shot by cops before being taken to the hospital where he died.
Cops revealed he would’ve faced a murder charge.
The US has seen more than 140 mass shootings already this year, per the Gun Violence Archive.
A mass shooting is defined as an incident where there are at least four victims – either injured or killed.