People are waiting on line for as long as eight hours in Las Vegas to donate blood to the victims of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.

A gunman identified as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock of Mesquite, Nevada opened fire on a crowd of more than 22,000 attending a country music show Sunday night before killing himself as police closed in.

Paddock shot from a hotel room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, located across the street from the outdoor concert. Fifty-nine were killed and 527 wounded.

In Las Vegas, VOA's Elizabeth Lee spoke with a taxi driver who dropped off a passenger minutes before the shooting began.

"I dropped a passenger at the Mandalay Bay (Resort and Casino) like 20 minutes before the shooting happened and I was thinking about getting in line at Mandalay Bay but changed my mind and went to the airport. I did hear, like an automatic gunshot from a distance, but I never thought it would be a gun shooting. (I am) shocked, very shocked," said Las Vegas taxi driver Tamirat Shiferaw.

Clark County, Nevada Sheriff Joe Lombardo says along with the 16 weapons found in the hotel room, 18 more guns, explosives, and thousands of rounds of ammunition were found in Paddock's home in Mesquite.

President Donald Trump led a moment of silence on the South Lawn of the White House, facing the Washington Monument, to remember the victims.

He ordered flags across the country to fly at half staff and will go to Las Vegas Wednesday to meet with first responders and console the victims and their families. The president has called the shooting an "act of pure evil."

Along with gunshot wounds, others were trampled and hurt trying to climb over fences to get away.

Police and federal investigators still do not have a motive.

Islamic State is claiming responsibility, saying the gunman was one of its "soldiers" and converted to Islam months ago. The FBI says there is no evidence Paddock was tied to any international terror group.

Investigators say Paddock had a girlfriend, but believe she is in Tokyo and was not involved.

Paddock's brother, Eric, is just as baffled as police by his motive. He said the family is "horrified and bewildered."

He said his brother was a wealthy man with no known political or religious affiliations, no ties with white supremacists and no history of mental illness.

Eric Paddock also said their father was a bank robber who was at one time on the FBI's most wanted list. The FBI called him psychopathic and dangerous. But that the brothers had no contact with their father.

在發(fā)生了美國有史以來最血腥的單人槍擊殺人事件的拉斯維加斯，人們排起要等候長達(dá)8個小時的長隊，為槍擊事件的受害者獻(xiàn)血。

已被確認(rèn)為64歲的史蒂芬·帕多克（Stephen Paddock）星期天晚上在有2萬2000多人參加的鄉(xiāng)村音樂會上肆意射擊，警察向他逼近時自殺。

帕多克在室外音樂會場地對面的曼德勒灣酒店娛樂場32層的房間開槍，打死59人，打傷527人。

美國之音記者在拉斯維加斯采訪了槍擊發(fā)生前不久剛送乘客到現(xiàn)場附近的計程車司機施非洛。

施非洛說：“我在槍擊發(fā)生前大概20分鐘送一位客人到曼德勒灣酒店。我本來想在曼德勒灣酒店排隊拉客人，但是改變了主意，去了飛機場。我在遠(yuǎn)處聽到好像是自動步槍發(fā)射的聲音，但根本想不到真的是槍擊。太令人震驚了。“

克拉克縣的治安長官隆巴多說，除了在酒店房間了發(fā)現(xiàn)的16件武器，在帕多克的家里又發(fā)現(xiàn)18支槍，以及炸藥和成千上萬發(fā)子彈。

川普總統(tǒng)在白宮南草坪，面向華盛頓紀(jì)念碑，帶領(lǐng)其他美國官員為槍擊事件受害者默哀。

川普總統(tǒng)下令全國聯(lián)邦機構(gòu)下半旗，并將于星期三前往拉斯維加斯，會見緊急搶救人員，安慰受害者親屬。他稱槍擊事件為”不折不扣的邪惡行徑“。

很多人受了槍傷，還有不少人在踩踏以及翻墻逃跑時受傷。

警方和聯(lián)邦調(diào)查人員仍然沒有查清作案動機。

伊斯蘭國組織聲稱對槍擊事件負(fù)責(zé)，說槍手是他們的一名“戰(zhàn)士”，幾個月前皈依了伊斯蘭教。聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局表示，沒有證據(jù)表明，帕多克與任何國際恐怖組織有關(guān)。

調(diào)查人員說，帕多克有一位女友，但是認(rèn)為她正在東京，沒有卷入槍擊事件。

帕多克的兄弟埃里克也對帕多克的行為不解。他說，全家人都感到震驚與困惑。

他說，帕多克是一位富人，不知道他與任何黨或宗教教派有瓜葛，與白人至上主義者沒有聯(lián)系，也沒有精神病史。

埃里克說，他和帕多克的父親是銀行搶劫犯，曾經(jīng)上過聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局的通緝名單。聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局說他有自殺傾向，是危險人物，但是帕多克和埃里克兄弟兩人和他們的父親并沒有聯(lián)系。

People are waiting on line for as long as eight hours in Las Vegas to donate blood to the victims of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.

A gunman identified as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock of Mesquite, Nevada opened fire on a crowd of more than 22,000 attending a country music show Sunday night before killing himself as police closed in.

Paddock shot from a hotel room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, located across the street from the outdoor concert. Fifty-nine were killed and 527 wounded.

In Las Vegas, VOA's Elizabeth Lee spoke with a taxi driver who dropped off a passenger minutes before the shooting began.

"I dropped a passenger at the Mandalay Bay (Resort and Casino) like 20 minutes before the shooting happened and I was thinking about getting in line at Mandalay Bay but changed my mind and went to the airport. I did hear, like an automatic gunshot from a distance, but I never thought it would be a gun shooting. (I am) shocked, very shocked," said Las Vegas taxi driver Tamirat Shiferaw.

Clark County, Nevada Sheriff Joe Lombardo says along with the 16 weapons found in the hotel room, 18 more guns, explosives, and thousands of rounds of ammunition were found in Paddock's home in Mesquite.

President Donald Trump led a moment of silence on the South Lawn of the White House, facing the Washington Monument, to remember the victims.

He ordered flags across the country to fly at half staff and will go to Las Vegas Wednesday to meet with first responders and console the victims and their families. The president has called the shooting an "act of pure evil."

Along with gunshot wounds, others were trampled and hurt trying to climb over fences to get away.

Police and federal investigators still do not have a motive.

Islamic State is claiming responsibility, saying the gunman was one of its "soldiers" and converted to Islam months ago. The FBI says there is no evidence Paddock was tied to any international terror group.

Investigators say Paddock had a girlfriend, but believe she is in Tokyo and was not involved.

Paddock's brother, Eric, is just as baffled as police by his motive. He said the family is "horrified and bewildered."

He said his brother was a wealthy man with no known political or religious affiliations, no ties with white supremacists and no history of mental illness.

Eric Paddock also said their father was a bank robber who was at one time on the FBI's most wanted list. The FBI called him psychopathic and dangerous. But that the brothers had no contact with their father.

在發(fā)生了美國有史以來最血腥的單人槍擊殺人事件的拉斯維加斯，人們排起要等候長達(dá)8個小時的長隊，為槍擊事件的受害者獻(xiàn)血。

已被確認(rèn)為64歲的史蒂芬·帕多克（Stephen Paddock）星期天晚上在有2萬2000多人參加的鄉(xiāng)村音樂會上肆意射擊，警察向他逼近時自殺。

帕多克在室外音樂會場地對面的曼德勒灣酒店娛樂場32層的房間開槍，打死59人，打傷527人。

美國之音記者在拉斯維加斯采訪了槍擊發(fā)生前不久剛送乘客到現(xiàn)場附近的計程車司機施非洛。

施非洛說：“我在槍擊發(fā)生前大概20分鐘送一位客人到曼德勒灣酒店。我本來想在曼德勒灣酒店排隊拉客人，但是改變了主意，去了飛機場。我在遠(yuǎn)處聽到好像是自動步槍發(fā)射的聲音，但根本想不到真的是槍擊。太令人震驚了。“

克拉克縣的治安長官隆巴多說，除了在酒店房間了發(fā)現(xiàn)的16件武器，在帕多克的家里又發(fā)現(xiàn)18支槍，以及炸藥和成千上萬發(fā)子彈。

川普總統(tǒng)在白宮南草坪，面向華盛頓紀(jì)念碑，帶領(lǐng)其他美國官員為槍擊事件受害者默哀。

川普總統(tǒng)下令全國聯(lián)邦機構(gòu)下半旗，并將于星期三前往拉斯維加斯，會見緊急搶救人員，安慰受害者親屬。他稱槍擊事件為”不折不扣的邪惡行徑“。

很多人受了槍傷，還有不少人在踩踏以及翻墻逃跑時受傷。

警方和聯(lián)邦調(diào)查人員仍然沒有查清作案動機。

伊斯蘭國組織聲稱對槍擊事件負(fù)責(zé)，說槍手是他們的一名“戰(zhàn)士”，幾個月前皈依了伊斯蘭教。聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局表示，沒有證據(jù)表明，帕多克與任何國際恐怖組織有關(guān)。

調(diào)查人員說，帕多克有一位女友，但是認(rèn)為她正在東京，沒有卷入槍擊事件。

帕多克的兄弟埃里克也對帕多克的行為不解。他說，全家人都感到震驚與困惑。

他說，帕多克是一位富人，不知道他與任何黨或宗教教派有瓜葛，與白人至上主義者沒有聯(lián)系，也沒有精神病史。

埃里克說，他和帕多克的父親是銀行搶劫犯，曾經(jīng)上過聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局的通緝名單。聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局說他有自殺傾向，是危險人物，但是帕多克和埃里克兄弟兩人和他們的父親并沒有聯(lián)系。