A father has been described as a ‘hero’ after he was shot in the neck getting others to safety during the Las Vegas shooting.

Jonathan Smith had broken cover from behind a car to tell two young girls to get down when he was struck by a bullet.

The 30-year-old is credited with saving as many as 30 lives as gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire on thousands of concertgoers from the 32nd-floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel on Sunday.