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A shooting at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 200 late Sunday.

Dozens of patrol vehicles descended on the Strip after authorities received reports of an active shooter near the Route 91 Harvest Festival.

Las Vegas Police sheriff Joe Lombardo confirmed the shooter, a local resident, fired from the hotel's 32nd floor and was killed by police forces. He added that police are currently searching for the shooter's female companion, an Asian female named MariLou Danley, and asked for public assistance in finding her. Police are also searching for two vehicles of interest in the shooting, a Chrysler Pacifica and a Hyundai Tucson.

Concert-goers reported seeing muzzle flashes from the upper floors of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino across Las Vegas Boulevard from the country music festival and the sound of what they described as automatic gun fire.

Nevada sheriff saidat least 50 people dead and at least 200 injured in Las Vegas concert shooting he further identified Las Vegas resident Stephen Paddock as the dead man suspected of opening fire on concert.

"We have located the female person of interest in the deadly shooting at a Las Vegas outdoor concert," Nevada sheriff said.

Twenty-six people were admitted to the hospital, University Medical Center spokeswoman Danita Cohen said. Of those, at least two died, 12 were in critical condition and the rest were being evaluated, she said.

Witnesses said they saw multiple victims as they fled the gunfire raining down on the concert venue. Some later huddled in the basement of the nearby Tropicana hotel-casino.

Some officers took cover behind their vehicles while others carrying assault rifles ran into the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino.

Authorities shut down part of the Las Vegas Strip and Interstate 15.

Some flights destined for the McCarran International Airport were diverted due to the shooting.

Witnesses say country singer Jason Aldean was playing near the end of the concert when gunfire began.

Las Vegas police "do not believe there are any more shooters," according to their latest tweet.

No further information was immediately known.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team