Overview

• The incident unfolded around 10:40 p.m. Sunday near the Bellagio Fountains on Las Vegas Boulevard, prompting tourists to flee in panic.
• Officers on routine patrol heard gunfire, located two victims with fatal wounds and rendered aid before both were pronounced dead at the scene.
• Las Vegas Metropolitan Police say the suspect and the victims knew each other and had engaged in prior social media conflicts, and they view the event as isolated.
• Investigators are examining a YouTube livestream and exterior camera footage from a Zoox robotaxi present at the scene to trace the gunman’s movements.
• Las Vegas Boulevard remained closed until about 5:30 a.m. Monday, and authorities are urging anyone with information to contact the LVMPD Homicide Section.