Throughout date are graphic and disturbing. [ gunfire ] stay down. Down, down, down. The numbers, theyre just simply shocking. At least 50 people are dead and more than 400 people injured after a gunman on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay casino opened fire on the strip below where thousands and thousands of people were enjoying something so quintessentially american, an outdoor music festival. Police say the gunman, a 64yearold man from mesquite, nevada, killed himself as officers stormed his hotel room. Witnesses say the shooting lasted around 15 minutes. You can imagine it felt like hours and years to those having to endure it. Heres one person describing the ordeal. Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. So loud. Like super loud. And then the next thing you know, the sound is completely off for the musicians and all you hear is like this heavy machine gun just going off and you just hear people screaming. And so we like were just like so confused. We thought this was some technical d
And also gratitude for the many heros and there were many who helped each other make it through. Much more on that in a moment. There is one simple question, though, today with an elusive answer, why . That is a challenge facing authorities right now, trying to piece together the gunmans motives. So far his past offering few clues. Or red flags. But they are learning much more about him and his arsenal. Cnns dan simon is in las vegas follow the latest on this investigation to start us off this hour. What are you learning . Hi, kate. At this point no clear signs of motive, no signs of mental illness, no criminal history and his brother says no political ties or religious ties. Those are the things that you immediately look for. It appears that the only thing he had a real passion for is high stakes gambling, poker gambling here in las vegas. Of course, he had a passion for weapons, 23 guns found in his hotel suite at the mandalay bay and another 19 found at his home in mesquite. He appa