several people injured after shooting in Las Vegas, suspect found dead

A shooter opened fire on a campus in Las Vegas, hitting several people, then was found dead, local police and the University of Nevada said Wednesday (December 6). The University’s alert system had reported shootings on campus and asked everyone to“evacuate the area”, located two kilometers from the famous “strip” of this immense city in the American West known for its casinos.

“The suspect has been located and is deceased”wrote on X the Las Vegas police, who had previously written to intervene to “preliminary evidence of a shooter in action on campus”. “There is no longer any threat”she added a few hours later, adding that the motive behind the killing was unknown.

In 2017, the gaming capital of the world experienced one of the worst gun massacres in the country. A man opened fire from the 32nd floor of a hotel onto a crowd below attending a country music concert, killing 58 and wounding hundreds, before killing himself. The United States is paying a very heavy price for the spread of firearms on its territory and the ease with which Americans have access to them.