Las Vegas Shooting

Omaha Family Recounts Las Vegas Strip Shooting

... tried to use what sounded like a flash-bang device to disorient the gunman, and eventually he surrendered. Police say the man is Rolando Cardenas, 55. Cuozzo told ABC News the whole ordeal was unlike anything he’d ever seen. “Just a huge shock to realize,” he said. “I've never witnessed anything like that. So hearing a big explosion, it was like a bombshell blew up.”. The Cuozzo family said it was troubling to witness. "To think something like this could happen any day is unreal," Cuozzo said. WEBVTT TONIGHT'S BIG STORY. REPORTER: POLICE BELIEVE THEGUNMAN TOOK OVER A DOUBLE-DECKERTOUR BUS, KILLING ONEVACATIONER, AND INJURINGANOTHER. HE'S IN CUSTODY TONIGHT, AND ALOCAL COUPLE SAW THE ENTIREORDEAL FROM THEIR HOTEL.> > SHOWING YOU WHAT'S HAPPENINGIN VEGAS. SHOOTER ON THE BUS. REPORTER: CELL-PHONE IN HAND, ANOMAHA FAMILY HUDDLES ON ABALCONY OVER-LOOKING THE LASVEGAS STRIP. USUALLY FILLED WITH TOURISTS, NOW CROWDED WITH COPS.> > DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS ASHOOTER ON THE BUS UNTIL WE SAWEVERYBODY PULL OUT ASSAULTRIFLES AND EVERYTHING. REPORTER: CHRISTIAN CUOZZO TELLSABC NEWS, TENSE ...

Suspect Identified In Las Vegas Strip Shooting

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Suspect Arrested After Deadly Shooting, Barricade On Las Vegas Strip Bus

... the Cosmopolitan Resort on the Las Vegas Strip. There has been at least one victim who has been transported in unknown condition. Radio traffic indicated a shooting shortly before 11 a.m. It might have been on an RTC bus, but that has not been confirmed. "The LVMPD is currently investigating a shooting that occurred on South Las Vegas Boulevard near Harmon. This is an active scene and officers are currently assessing the situation," said an email from Las Vegas Metropolitan Police shortly after 11 a.m. Several areas in and around the Boulevard were being evacuated. A police staging area was being set up at the Cosmopolitan. Radio traffic indicates that LVMPD has activated two Multi Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities (MACTAC) teams and put two more on standby. According to LVMPD , the "training and response concept is an outgrowth of the 2009 terrorist attacks in ...

One Killed, One Wounded In Shooting On Las Vegas Strip

... and tactical teams and negotiators are on the scene on Las Vegas Boulevard. 11:40 (PDT) UPDATE: One victim has been transported to University Medical Center trauma in unknown condition. At this time, officers believe the suspect is on a bus on Las Vegas Boulevard. This incident is being treated as a barricade at this time. There is no credible information that there is a second suspect and no other victims have been located. The Boulevard is closed from East Harmon Avenue to East Flamingo Road. ORIGINAL STORY. Police officers are investigating a reported shooting near the Cosmopolitan Resort on the Las Vegas Strip. There has been at least one victim who has been transported in unknown condition. Radio traffic indicated a shooting shortly before 11 a.m. It might have been on an RTC bus, but ...

Vegas Strip Reopens After Gunman Surrender, Fatal Shooting

... negotiating. We can hear them saying things like 'No one else needs to get hurt,' 'Come out with your hands up. We are not going anywhere. We are not leaving,' " he said. Visitors were also hiding out inside some of the other prominent casino properties affected, including the Bellagio, Paris, Planet Hollywood and Bally, which in addition to hotels and casinos also hold restaurants, shops and attractions. Las Vegas Police officer Larry Hadfield said just before 3:30 p.m. that the man, who had a handgun, surrendered without incident. Police did not open fire and said they believe the man is the only suspect. Terrorism or any connection to an earlier robbery nearby that shut down a part of the Bellagio has been ruled out. No other information about the man has been released. By 4 p.m., pedestrians were back in the area and northbound traffic on Las Vegas boulevard had reopened while investigators worked to clean up the other lane where the bus was still grounded. The bus is operated by the Regional Transportation Commission of ...

Gunfight At Cincinnati Nightclub Kills 1, Injures 15

... wounds. "When you're talking about something tightly packed like that, I think intended targets aren't going to be the only thing that's hit," said Hils, who is president of the Fraternal Order of Police local. "When you starting throwing lead around, and there's a lot of other people standing around, then the other people are going to get hit.". Isaac said the club has its own security operation that uses detection wands and pat-downs, but that police believe several firearms got inside. Four officers were working security in the club's parking lot and some tried unsuccessfully to revive the man who died. Cameo's Facebook profile says it caters to college students on Friday nights, when anyone over 18 is allowed in, while Saturdays are "grown and sexy night" for ages 21 and older. The club has a history of gun violence, including a shooting inside the club on New Year's Day in 2015 and one in the parking lot in September of that year, City Manager Harry Black said. Police Capt. Kim Williams said there was "just a lot of chaos, obviously, when shots were fired.". "Saturday night, it is a very young crowd. We have had ...

Police Apprehend Suspect In Las Vegas Bus Shooting

... Vasquez-Oliva, 56, on suspicion of homicide after finding him in San Francisco. They have not named a motive or said what relationship he has to the dead. Police have not said when or how the victims were killed. — Associated Press. North Carolina. World War II veteran receives Purple Heart. A 92-year-old North Carolina man has finally received the Purple Heart he earned more than 70 years ago while fighting in Belgium during World War II. Oscar Davis Jr. was a private assigned as a radio telephone operator when he was knocked down by a large piece of shrapnel during the Battle of the Bulge, according to a Fayetteville Observer report. The radio on Davis’s back protected him, but the German artillery barrage knocked down a tree that fell on Davis, injuring his spine. He was paralyzed ...