Las Vegas Shooting: Sheriff Says 1,100 Shots Fired

LAS VEGAS, NV - Over 1,100 rounds were fired during the Oct. 1 shooting on the Las Vegas Strip that claimed the lives of 58 concertgoers, according to a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo told the Review-Journal's Rachel Crosby that Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and the FBI are working to process ballistic evidence from the shooting and that the 1,100 rounds fired include 200 from gunman Stephen Paddock's suite into the hallway of the Mandalay Bay.

The full account from Lombardo, who also discussed rumors surrounding the shooting and his reelection bid, can be read at the Review-Journal's website:

Sheriff says more than 1,100 rounds fired in Las Vegas shooting

Crosby's coverage of the shooting and its aftermath includes a report on Friday about the lasting effects on the 87 children who lost a parent in the tragedy. That highly recommended article for the Review-Journal can be read in its entirety here:

After Las Vegas Shooting, 87 children cope with loss of parent

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