Multiple police officers, both on and off duty, were among those killed or injured after a gunman opened fire Sunday night at a country music festival opposite the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, officials said.
One off-duty officer from the Las Vegas area died, while two others who were on duty were wounded by gunfire, said Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo. Of the two wounded, one is stable after surgery and the other sustained minor injuries, the department said. “It’s a devastating time,” Lombardo said.
Many off-duty police officers and deputies from Los Angeles and Orange counties, Bakersfield and other areas were at the Las Vegas show.
A Los Angeles police officer was among those wounded, the department said early Monday.