
The first shooting victims have been identified after 58 people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a music festival in Las Vegas on Sunday in what has become the deadliest mass shooting in American history.

Sonny Melton, 29, Denise Salmon Burditus, 50, Lisa Romero, Jordan McIldoon, 23, Jessica Klymchuk, 28, Jenny Parks, Susan Smith, 53, and Adrian Murfitt, 35, all lost their lives when 64-year-old Stephen Craig Paddock of nearby Mesquite, Nevada began shooting from his hotel room across the street at the Mandalay Bay Casino.

John Phippen, Rhonda LeRocque, Dana Gardner, Quinton Robbins, 20, Bailey Schweitzer, Angie Gomez, and Carrie Barnette were killed in the mass shooting.

Melissa Ramirez, who was a graduate of California State University at Bakersfield, Erick Silva, Tom Day Jr and 35-year-old special education teacher Sandy Casey were also killed in the horrific shooting.

Another 527 people were injured in what is now the deadliest mass shooting in US history.

Melton's wife Heather, a surgeon, who was with him watching Jason Aldean at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, says her brave and selfless husband died saving her life.

'He saved my life. He grabbed me and started running when I felt him get shot in the back,' she told WSMV. 'I want everyone to know what a kind-hearted, loving man he was, but at this point, I can barely breathe.'

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Sonny Melton, 29, died saving his surgeon wife Heather's life when Stephen Craig Paddock of nearby Mesquite, Nevada began shooting from his hotel room across the street at the Mandalay Bay Casino

Denise Salmon Burditus, 50, was among the 58 people murdered at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas on Sunday. She is pictured with her husband Tony Burditus at the festival in a photograph she posted to Facebook at around 9.30pm PDT - just minutes before the gunman opened fire

Mom-of-four Jessica Klymchuk (left) and Quinton Robbins, 20, (right) are among the 58 people who were gunned down and killed during the mass shooting at a Las Vegas music festival last night

Jordan McIlldoon (left) and Lisa Romero (right) are reportedly among the 58 people who lost their lives during the mass shooting

Adrian Murfitt, 35, (left)was confirmed dead by a close friend, while married mother-of-two, and kindergarten teacher Jenny Parks (right) was also killed in the carnage

Susan Smith, (left) an office manager for the Simi Valley Unified School District since 2001, and Dana Gardner (right) who worked for the County of San Bernardino

Rhonda LeRocque (left) a minister's wife, from Tewksbury, Massachusetts, died instantly after being shot in the back of the head. Fellow victim John Phippen, (right) of Santa Clarita, California, was at the concert with his son Travis - a medic - but tragically Travis wasn't able to save his own father

Former cheerleader, Angie Gomez, who graduated from Riverside Polytechnic HS, in California, is among the 57 other people killed in the tragedy on Sunday

The couple lived in Big Sandy, Tennessee, where Melton worked as a registered nurse in an emergency room and ICU at Henry County Medical Center.

His wife works at the hospital and he aided her in the operating room. They married in 2016.

'We were the couple that never should have met, fallen in love or had a future together....but life is funny and we believe God brought us together as soul mates,' read their wedding page on The Knot. 'We have shared amazing times together and nearly unbearable heartaches but through it all we have grown stronger in our love for each other and our families.'

Mother-of-two, and kindergarten teacher Jenny Parks, of Lancaster, LA in California, was also killed in the carnage.

Her aunt, Rhonda Boyle, wrote on Facebook: 'It's a sad day for me and my family my niece was murdered killed by that SOB in Los Vegas. Please pray for me and my family, she was a sweet woman... and a good mother.'

She leaves behind her husband Bobby Parks, 39, and their two kids.

Rachael Parker was with fellow off-duty officers from Manhattan Beach, California when Paddock opened fire.

Parker, 33, was a records technician for the force for 10 years, the agency said in a statement. She died at the hospital.

Victims Bailey Schweitzer, of Bakersfield, California, (left) and Carrie Barnette, a Pacifica High School graduate (right)

Melissa Ramirez (pictured), who was a graduate of California State University at Bakersfield, was also killed in the shooting. Sandy Casey (right), 35, special education teacher from southern California were also killed in the horrific shooting

Rachael Parker (left) was with fellow off-duty officers from Manhattan Beach, California when Paddock opened fire. Parker, 33, was a records technician for the force for 10 years, the agency said in a statement. She died at the hospital. Charleston Hartfield (right) was also among the 58 victims

Mother-of-three, Neysa Tonks (pictured), was the latest victim to be identified. Her family started a GoFundMe account in order to raise money for her three sons. San Diego attorney Jennifer Irvine (right) was also identified by her friends on Monday. Irvine was a graduate of University of San Diego and California Western School of Law, and was a family law attorney

Erick Silva (left) and Tom Day Jr (right) were also identified as two of the victims by family and friends

Mother-of-three, Neysa Tonks, was the latest victim to be identified. Her family started a GoFundMe account in order to raise money for her three sons.

Denise Salmon Burditus, 50, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, reportedly died in her husband of 32 years, Tony Burditus' arms just minutes after posting a picture of themselves at the festival.

Burditus, a semi-retired grandmother and mom, according to Facebook, regularly posted loving posts about her husband Tony - her high school sweetheart from Hedgesville High School. The couple had moved around a lot, according to friends, but had recently returned to Martinsburg to settle down.

Her friend Jeanette McNally said she was in 'complete shock and grief' at her loss.

'Beautiful Denise Salmon Burditus life was taken during the attack on Las Vegas,' she wrote. 'What a loss.

'I'm just praying for comfort for their shattered hearts. Her family...Her adoring husband...Her beautiful children and grandbabies...Her friends whom she loved like family.'

Christopher Roybal (left and right) was identified by his mother as the 25th victim. The military veteran served in Afghanistan & would've turned 29 years old next week

Jack Beaton (right) was identified as the 26th victim killed in the shooting on Sunday. He and his wife, Laurie (pictured), attended the Route 91 Harvest Festival together. They had been married 23 years

This was the last photo Beaton posted of his family and friends during their third day attending the music festival

Kurt Von Tillow, 55, was a 'loving husband, father and grandfather,' his grieving family said after confirming he was among the 58 victims killed. He was with his wife in Las Vegas during the tragedy

Austin Davis (left) and Brennan Stewart (right) were also identified by family members on social media late Monday night as victims of the shooting. Davis was from Riverside, California, while Stewart was living in Las Vegas

Hannah Ahlers was identified as another victim of the shooting late Monday night. She had been married to her husband Brian since 2001

While Gallup School District confirmed that Romero, a secretary at Miyamura High School, in New Mexico, was also among the dead. Superintendent Mike Hyatt sent out an email to district staffers, saying 'our prayers go out to her family during this tragic time.'

Adrian Murfitt, from Anchorage, also died at the concert, according to his friend, Brian MacKinnon, who attended the festival with him.

MacKinnon told KTUU that Murfitt was 'one of the happiest people I know' and that the 'wrong person' had died.

San Diego attorney Jennifer Irvine was also identified as one the victims killed in the shooting by her friends on Monday.

Irvine was a graduate of University of San Diego and California Western School of Law, according to her LinkedIn page.

She became a family law attorney and opened her own practice.

Susan Smith, 53, an office manager for the Simi Valley Unified School District since 2001, was also killed a spokeswoman for the district confirmed. Smith was said to be a big country music fan and was the 'hub' and 'heart' of Vista Elementary School, where she worked for three years.

'She was wonderful. She had a great sense of humor. She's patient and kind,' spokesman Jake Finch told the Ventura County Star.

Hundreds of rounds of automatic gunfire were reported by witnesses at the scene; one woman in the Mandalay Bay said that there was a shooter on the 32nd floor, and that they had killed a security guard

A man lays on top of a woman as others flee the music festival grounds. She appeared to be alive and moving

A body lies under a sheet on The Strip in Las Vegas as police secure the area after 58 people were killed on Sunday

Vista PTA released a statement which read: 'Our hearts are full of sorrow for the passing of Susan Smith. She was a wonderful woman, an advocate for our children, and a friend.'

Bailey Schweitzer, of Bakersfield, California, who worked with Infinity Communications, Carrie Barnette, a Pacifica High School graduate and former cheerleader, Angie Gomez, who graduated from Riverside Polytechnic HS, in California, were also named as victims.

A coworker of Schweitzer, Katelynn Cleveland, wrote: 'We love you Bailey and our work will never be the same.'

Meanwhile, an old friend of Barnette, Ashley Cordelia - who lived just two houses away from the victim, described her as a 'sweet soul'.

'What really hurts is that all of those people were having a good time and someone abruptly brought that all to an end. Be free, rest with Jesus, and with your grandparents... we will honor your memory and cherish the times we had with you.'

Rhonda LeRocque, a minister's wife, from Tewksbury, Massachusetts, had been at the concert with her six-year-old daughter, father-in-law and husband of 20 years, Jason. Her father-in-law had just taken LeRocque's daughter home when the gunfire began.

A Monday morning photo shows two windows blown out on the 32nd floor. Police believe Paddock was firing out of both

LeRocque died instantly after being shot in the back of the head.

Her devastated family told Boston 25 News that she was a country music lover, who loved her family and dreamed of owning her own company one day. She was 'close to perfection as you can get,' they said.

Fellow victim John Phippen, of Santa Clarita, California, was at the concert with his son Travis - a medic - when he was shot dead.

Travis, who was shot in the arm, was able to patch up at least 14 others at the scene, but tragically wasn't able to save his own father.

John, who owned remodeling and repair company JP Specialties, in Clarita, was remembered by friends as a 'good man' and an 'amazing soul' who would often like to sing as he worked.

He had a 'smile that would light up a room,' friend Thomas Polucki told KHTS. 'He will be missed.'

Two Canadians were among the dozens killed in the mass shooting McIldoon, 23, of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, and Klymchuk, a mother-of-four, visiting Vegas with her fiance from Edmonton.

Klymchuk was a librarian and school bus driver at St Stephen's School in Valleyview, Canada. Superintendent Betty Turpin, of the Holy Family Catholic Regional Division, passed on her condolences to the family for the 'unimaginable attack'.

Premier of Alberta, Rachel Notley, added on Twitter: 'Our hearts go out to the loved ones of Jessica Klymchuk, an Albertan who was killed in the Las Vegas attack. We are so sorry for your loss.'

PICTURED: Stephen Craig Paddock (right) killed at least 58 people and injured 527 in a shooting at a Las Vegas music festival Sunday night. He's pictured above with Marilou Danley, who he lives with

Police detained Marilou Danley, described as Paddock's 'companion' and his roommate, in the early hours of Monday morning. They said they don't believe she was involved in the shooting

Danley (pictured) was initially called a person of interest in the shooting, because she appeared to have checked into the hotel with him. But when police called her after the shooting, they found out she had been out of the country and that Danley had used her ID to check into the hotel alone on September 28

McIldoon, 23, was attending the festival with his girlfriend, his parents told CBC, when he was gunned down.

Fellow festival goer Heather Gooze of Spring Valley, Nevada spread word of his death on Facebook.

'Friends and family, I am OK. I am right outside of the festival grounds. We are not allowed to go anywhere,' Gooze wrote Monday morning. 'I am with a young man who died in my arms! RIP Jordan McIldoon from British Columbia. I can't believe this just happened!!!'

McIldoon's parents, who are flying down to Las Vegas, said he was a heavy-duty mechanic's apprentice and was soon to attend trade school.

'We only had one child,' they said. 'We just don't know what to do.'

His grandfather Bob McIldoon told CityNews Vancouver: 'It's a terrible thing, terrible for everyone.'

Quinton Robbins, 20, of Henderson, Nevada, is another shooting victim who was identified by family and friends on social media.

His aunt, Kilee Wells Sanders, confirmed on Facebook that Quinton had died on Sunday night, describing him as 'the most kind and loving soul.' 'Everyone who met him, loved him. His contagious laugh and smile. He was truly an amazing person. He will be missed by so many, he is loved by so many.'

Robbins studied at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, and worked as a recreational assistant at the City of Henderson.

'Quinton was a pay-it-forward kinda guy,' Tyce Jones, a long time friend of the family, told Newsweek. 'Always had a smile on his face and was a nice guy. He loved his family and loved to coach his little brother's flag football team. He will be missed.

Charleston Hartfield, 34, was a Las Vegas police officer, youth football coach, and military veteran.

In a Facebook post, the Henderson Cowboys mourned their beloved coach.

'Coach Hartfield touched many lives both on and off the field. He was a great man who we all lost way too early,' the team said. 'Players and alumni, Coach Chucky would want you to keep to the plan and keep moving forward,' the team added.

Dana Gardner, a Deputy Recorder and longtime employee at the San Bernardino County Clerk's office, was described as a 'dedicated public servant' and 'a great employee,' by County Clerk Bob Dutton.

She died after being shot twice at the concert, once in the arm and another in the chest, The Sun reported.

'Everybody here is still in shock. They're waiting for (Gardner) to walk through the door,' Dutton said.

Jack Beaton was identified as the 26th victim killed in the shooting on Sunday. He and his wife, Laurie, attended the Route 91 Harvest Festival together. They had been married 23 years. Friends and family posted heartfelt tributes about their beloved relative, who they say shielded his wife when the gunman opened fire.

One friend wrote on Facebook: 'Jack was a very awesome man father husband and friend. I'm very saddened by his tragic death and those who had to witness it as friends. I am also praying for a healing hand for his wife and kids. Rip you crazy fun loving sucker.'

Kurt Von Tillow, 55, was a 'loving husband, father and grandfather,' his grieving family said after confirming he was among the 58 victims killed. He was with his wife in Las Vegas during the tragedy.

Austin Davis, Brennan Stewart and Hannah Ahlers were also identified by family members on social media late Monday night as victims of the shooting. Davis was from Riverside, California, while Stewart was living in Las Vegas. Ahlers had been married to her husband Brian since 2001.

About 22,000 people were attending the third day of the country music festival, which featured top acts like Eric Church and Sam Hunt.

Photos of the hotel on Monday morning show two windows on the 32nd floor shattered. It's believed that Paddock was staying in a large suite or connected rooms and was shooting down on the concertgoers below from both windows.

Paddock's brother Eric said he wasn't religious, political, nor did he have any mental illness that he knew of

Stephen Paddock (right) is seen with his brother Eric in this undated image provided to the Today show

Police were able to pinpoint where the shooter was firing from because the gunfire set off fire alarms in the hotel.

They responded to the room and breached the door using explosives. But by the time they entered the room it was too late - Paddock had shot himself dead. Inside the room, they found an 'arsenal' of 23 firearms.

Paddock had four Daniel Defense DDM4 rifles, three FN-15s and other rifles made by Sig Sauer.

It appears that he bought the gun legally and at least six of the weapons were purchased at a Cabela’s in Verdi, Nevada.

Others were purchased from Discount Firearms and Ammo, a few blocks from the strip in Las Vegas, and at Guns and Guitars located in Mesquite.

Records show that Paddock had owned at least 30 guns at one point.

On Monday morning, heavily-armed police raided Paddock's home in a retirement community in Mesquite, which he shared with his girlfriend Marilou Danley. Authorities found another 19 guns at the home.

Mesquite Police Chief Troy Tanner said police surrounded and entered the single-family where Paddock lived.

He said Danley was not at the house and police saw 'no movement' inside before serving a search warrant at the one-story, three-bedroom home in the Sun City Mesquite retirement community. Tanner said detectives from Las Vegas and North Las Vegas were at the scene.

Danley, 62, was initially called a person of interest in the shooting, because she appeared to have checked into the hotel with him. But when police called her after the shooting, they found out she had been out of the country and that Danley had used her ID to check into the hotel alone on September 28. They no longer believe she had anything to do with the massacre.

NBC News reported that Paddock was going through a divorce at the time, but it's unclear who his estranged wife is. Paddock's brother Eric described Marilou as a 'nice lady' who was dating his brother.

Investigations are still ongoing and police have not yet determined a motive. Paddock was not believed to be connected to any militant group, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said.

Heather Melton (left) said her husband Sonny (right) saved her life as gunfire rang out at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on Sunday. He was shot in the back and died, while Heather survived. The two are pictured above showing off their festival passes

Melton's (right) wife Heather, who was with him watching Jason Aldean at the festival, said her brave and selfless husband died saving her life. Romero (left) was a secretary at Miyamura High School. She was shot and killed at the festival

Robbins (left and right, with a girl who appears to be his girlfriend) studied at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, and worked as a recreational assistant at the City of Henderson

McIldoon's (left) parents said he was a heavy-duty mechanic's apprentice and was soon to attend trade school

Married mother-of-two, and kindergarten teacher Jenny Parks (pictured with her husband Bobby) was described by her family as a 'sweet woman... and a good mother'

Gardner (left) of Grand Terrace, California, worked for the County of San Bernardino. She and Bailey Schweitzer (right), were both shot dead

Rhonda LeRocque is pictured with her minister husband Jason and their daughter. Her daughter was taken away from the music festival by her father-in-law just minutes before the gunman opened fire

Angie Gomez, who was a 2015 graduate of Riverside Polytechnic High School, was one of the 58 victims killed in the shooting

Parker was an officer with the Manhattan Beach Police Department in California. She was a police records technician for the department

ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, saying the gunman was a recent convert to Islam. But officials said there is no evidence that Paddock was connected to any international terror organization.

President Donald Trump was quick to pay his respects to the victims, tweeting Monday morning: 'My warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and families of the terrible Las Vegas shooting. God bless you!'

Later in the morning, he gave a press conference on the shooting from the White House, calling the deadly incident a 'senseless murder' and 'an act of pure evil'.

'We pray for the day that evil is banished and the innocent are safe from hatred and fear,' Trump said. 'May God bless the souls of the lives that our lost, may God give us the grace of healing and may God provide the healing family with the strength to carry on.'

Trump plans to fly to Las Vegas on Wednesday to meet with first responders, the injured and the families of the victims.

Paddock was a local resident with no prior criminal convictions in the state of Nevada. He lived just 90 minutes outside Las Vegas in the city of Mesquite, where he purchased a home in a retirement community for just over $369,000 in 2015 according to public records.

Paddock had both hunting and fishing licenses according to public records, as well as his pilot's license.

The retired accountant had worked as an internal auditor at Lockheed Martin for three years in the late 1980s, and was a manager and investor in apartment complexes located in Mesquite, Texas and California which made him millions, according to his brother.

Paddock was also the son of Benjamin Hoskins Paddock, a serial bank robber who ended up on the FBI Most Wanted list back in 1969 when he escaped from federal prison in Texas while serving a 20 years sentence.

The FBI kept him on the list for the next eight years, and he was eventually found one year after he was removed from the list in 1978 while outside an Oregon Bingo hall.

The agency said that the fugitive had been 'diagnosed as psychopathic' and also had possible 'suicidal tendencies'.

Paddock is retired and often visits Las Vegas to gamble, his brother told NBC News. Eric said police identified his brother through a wallet that was found on his body.

In an interview with DailyMail.com, Eric said that something must have happened to his brother to make him snap.

President Trump sent his 'warmest condolences and sympathies' to the victims of the worst mass shooting in American history

Trump spoke about the shooting at a morning press conference, calling it a 'senseless murder' and 'an act of pure evil'

'He was just a guy. Something happened, he snapped or something,' Eric said from his home in Orlando, Florida.

'We know absolutely nothing, this is just, we are dumbfounded.'

Eric said his brother wasn't religious, political or had any mental illness that he knows of. The last time he spoke with him was after Hurricane Maria, when Paddock called to check in on their 90-year-old mother.

'Our condolences to everyone,' Eric said. 'We just don't understand. It's like an asteroid just fell out of the sky and we have no reason, rhyme, rationale, excuse - there's just nothing.'

Records show that Paddock sued The Cosmopolitan hotel in Las Vegas in September 2012, after he 'slipped and fell on an obstruction on the floor' and suffered injuries. The lawsuit was dropped in October 2014.

In a Monday morning press conference, Sheriff Lombardo said Paddock was cited several years ago but he said it was a 'normal practice in the court system'. Lombardo did not give further details on that citation.

A general view of the property believed to be the residence of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock situated in Mesquite, NV

Local Police sealed off the road leading to Vegas shooter Stephen Paddocks home in Mesquite, NV as they facilitate the arrival of further assets involved in the execution of a search warrant on the property

Police continue to search for two vehicles connected to Lombardo - a Hyundai Tucson with a Nevada license plate 114B40 and a Chrysler Pacifica Touring with a Nevada license plate 79D401.

Paddock previously owned a home in Isle de Viera, Florida. A couple who lived next door to him, Don and Sharon Judy, said he only visited a handful of times in the two years he owned it.

'He seemed normal, other than that he lived by gambling. He was very open about that,' Sharon Judy told Florida Today. 'First time we ever met him, he handed us the key to the house and said, 'Hey, would keep an eye on the house, we're only going to be here every now and then.''

On the times that they visited the home, they say it was sparsely furnished, with only a few chairs, a bed in each bedroom and a few laptops.

Paddock reportedly told them that he and his girlfriend would stay up all night gambling. They say they never saw weapons inside the home.

Las Vegas police sweep through a convention center area during a lockdown Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, at the Tropicana Las Vegas following an active shooter situation on the Las Vegas Strip

Festival-goers, crouch in cover at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after gunfire rained down on crowds

People assist a wounded woman at the Tropicana hotel, which is located close to where the Route 91 festival was being held

First responders and bystanders carry an injured person to an emergency station located at the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Ave - one block north of the shooting

Officers are seen outside the Mandalay Bay hotel, where the shooter was holed up in a room on the 32nd floor

Pictures of the Mandalay Bay hotel Monday morning show two windows blown out on the 32nd flood.

Authorities said Paddock may have booked a large room or connecting rooms, and was firing out of both windows.

Police were able to pinpoint Paddock's location because he set off the smoke alarm with the gunfire.

Terrifying footage from the scene showed concert-goers reacting with confusion and then panic as the festival turned into a bloodbath around them.

Video from close to the stage showed people hitting the floor as others crawled to safety or ran for their lives. Audio from further back in the crowd captured several bursts of sustained automatic gunfire.

Witnesses said 'hundreds' of rounds of ammunition were emptied into the crowd, with Paddock stopping several times to reload as he carried out his massacre.

Above, a view of a typical double room in the Mandalay Bay hotel. It's unclear what kind of room Paddock was staying in

Paddocks' former home in Florida is pictured above

Among those shot dead at the concert was an off-duty Las Vegas Metro Police officer. Attendees said a large number of law enforcement and military personnel had been attending the show.

Two on-duty Las Vegas police officers who engaged the shooter were hospitalized. One of the officers was critically injured, but is now in stable condition after undergoing surgery.

The other officer suffered minor injuries. Neither have been identified. Two officers with the Las Angeles Sheriff's Department deputies were also injured in the shooting. One is in critical condition and the other is in stable condition. Their names have not been released either.

All of the ambulances in the area were deployed to the location, and the victims were taken to two hospitals.

University Medical Center said they took in 104 of the injured patients.

Las Vegas authorities are calling for blood donations and setting up a hotline to report missing people in the wake of a mass shooting. Las Vegas police said Monday that it will take time to identify all of the injured.

Fears are mounting over the missing wife of a California police officer after he told her to run in the aftermath of the deadly Las Vegas mass shooting.

San Francisco Police Officer Vinnie Etcheber and his wife, Stacee, were attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival when bullets began raining down on the crowd.

Vinnie urged Stacee, 50, and their two friends to run while he stayed behind and assisted the wounded.

Now, the family is trying to spread the word in hopes that somebody who has information about Stacee will contact them.

The number to report missing people is (866) 535-5654. Police have also opened a 'family reunification center' for people to find loved ones at 400 S. Martin L. King Blvd, in Building B.

Las Vegas police said anyone who wants to help can give blood at one of two locations in Las Vegas and nearby Henderson. A blood drive is also being planned.

This was the scene at the music festival before the assassin opened fire on the crowds of as many as 30,000 people

Jason Aldean was on stage (pictured) at the festival when the gunfire rang out. He continued playing for 10 seconds as shots were fired; he was then rushed off the stage. He and his team are confirmed to be safe

This photograph shows a bullet hole left in the wall of a metal building in which fleeing bystanders had hidden

One witness at the concert told DailyMail.com that a woman had entered the crowd with a male companion and screamed 'They're all around... You're all going to f***ing die today' just 45 minutes before the gunfire broke out.

The woman was described as being Hispanic and in her 50s; she and the man were escorted out of the venue by security.

Witness Breanna Hendricks, who was in Vegas celebrating her 21st birthday, said: 'There was a lady who came running up behind us in the concert and she started to play with people's hair acting crazy and she told us that we're all going to f***ing die.

'She said they're all around us and we were going to die,' continued Hendricks, whose mom Shawn Hendricks also witnessed the startling altercation.

'She was Hispanic, probably about 5ft 5, brown hair. It felt like she had knowledge of what was about to happen, her and her boyfriend who was also Hispanic.

'The woman was saying her boyfriend couldn't breathe so they could get through the crowd.

'It seemed she was telling us to either warn us or she was part of it and she was telling us because she knew we were going to die, it was so scary.'

It's not clear whether what she witnessed is related to the shooting or not.

Witness Breanna Hendricks, who is in Vegas celebrating her 21st birthday, told DailyMail.com that a woman had told the crowd 'You're all going to f***ing die today' 45 minutes before the shooting. It's not known if the two are connected

This was the moment that crowds began to flee the scene as gunfire rang out at the 30,000-strong music festival is attacked. At first crowds didn't seem to know what was happening

People scramble over barriers to get to safety as the gunfire rages on at the Las Vegas event

What appears to be a body under a sheet lies in front of swarms of police and rescue personnel at the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Ave

A wounded woman is moved outside the Tropicana during an active shooter situation on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas on Sunday

Professional poker player Dan Bilzerian, who was at the event, streamed footage of himself running. 'Holy f**k this girl just got shot in the f**king head,' he said, 'This is so f**king crazy.'

Video footage of the shooting shows performer Jason Aldean on stage as the automatic gunfire rings out.

Aldean continues performing for ten seconds as the gunfire rings out constantly, only stopping after screams begin to rise from the crowds.

People in the crowds argue over whether they just heard gunshots as the lights on the stage dim and Aldean and his band leave.

He later posted a message on Instagram that read: 'Tonight has been beyond horrific. I still don't know what to say but wanted to let everyone know that Me and my Crew are safe.

'My Thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved tonight. It hurts my heart that this would happen to anyone who was just coming out to enjoy what should have been a fun night. #heartbroken #stopthehate'

Aldean was the closing act of the festival. Taking to Twitter, many other stars sent out their thoughts and prayers to those affected.

Jake Owen, who played the main stage before Aldean, tweeted: 'Praying for everyone here in Vegas. I witnessed the most unimaginable event tonight. We are okay. Others aren't. Please pray.'

In an interview with CNN, Owen described seeing people 'scrambling for any kind of cover'. Owen took cover in his tour bus but says he saw plenty of concertgoers with the 'chaos and fear' in their eyes.

'We need to stand up and fight these cowards,' he said. 'This is not what America was built to be... It's up to us as entertainers to continue to come out here and sing our songs… and not back down to this,' Owen said. 'We can win this.'

Lauren Alaina, tweeted: 'Praying for everyone at Route 91. That crowd was one of the best I've played for all year. This news is devastating. My camp is home & safe.'

People carry a person at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after the gunman opened fire

Initially people peacefully crouched at the command of police (left). But as the countless rounds rang out, people began to panic and flee

Police officers with shotguns and machine guns advise people to take cover near the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort

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The Brothers Osborne urged revelers to find cover immediately, tweeting: 'Just hearing about active shooting at Route 91 Festival in Vegas. Take cover and get safe immediately! Prayers to everyone there.'

Singer Lee Brice, who performed on the opening night on Friday, posted: 'Hearts out to Vegas. Route 91 concert, stage I played two nights ago. Musicians, fans, workers, you are all in our prayers right now.'

Michael Ray said: 'My heart is breaking we were just there Friday! My prayers are with everyone.'

Witnesses said that the crowd initially got calmly down on the ground, but as more people fell to the gunfire, mass panic took hold and people began to stampede from the scene.

Speaking on a bus laid on to transport concert goers away from the scene, Lisa Price, 43, and Nancy Stover, 38, of Los Angeles said: 'People were lying on the ground - I was like get up, you're going to get trodden on.

'We just heard like pop, pop, pop, pop and started walking - it was happening over and over again.

'It was at least 20 shots. Enough for us to start walking, then running and panicking. Luckily, we seemed to be further away - we were at the front of the concert near the stage.

'It seemed to be coming from the back. We were running to try to help people and they were coming from that direction.'

A man in a wheelchair, apparently in distress, is taken away from the festival in the wake of the shooting

People run from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after gunfire was heard. Witnesses said they initially ducked down at the command of police, but panic then took hold and there was a stampede

People flee from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, amid reports of gunfire there and at a nearby hotel

People tend to the wounded outside the festival ground after the shooting. One person can be seen with a shirt draped over their face; it's not clear if they are dead

Other sobbing concertgoers told DailyMail.com that the gunfire was so intense, it sounded like July 4th.

Derek and Karen Bernard, from Los Angeles, California, were in town for the Route 91 country festival and were close to the stage when the shooting began.

'We were inside,' said sales manager Derek, 53. 'All of a sudden, we saw the band disappearing - they were like running off the stage.

'We were off to the left side of the stage, we were running off there and there were staff security there.

'There was a woman bleeding - that's when we realized it was real shots. She just fell. She was shot. There was a lot of blood.

'It was so many - it sounded like 4th of July - just pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. So many. I didn't think it was real because I couldn't see or feel anything. I was so panicked.'

Professional poker player Dan Bilzerian, who was at the event, streamed footage of himself running. Noises that could be helicopters or gunfire could be heard in the background.

'Holy f**k this girl just got shot in the f**king head,' he said, 'This is so f**king crazy.'

Police officers and medical personnel stand at the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers point their weapons at a car driving down closed Tropicana Ave. near Las Vegas Boulevard after a mass shooting at a country music festival nearby on October 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada

Police and rescue personnel gather at the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue - one block north of the music festival - after the mass shooting

Audio from the SWAT team that breached Paddock's hotel room recorded officers warning people to get back in the hallway on the 32nd floor just moments before they blew off his door.

'We have sight on the suspect's door. I need everyone in the hallway to be aware of it and get back,' a SWAT member told the dispatcher. 'We need to pop this and see if we get any further response from this guy to see if he's in here or actually moved somewhere else.'

The dispatcher could then be heard relaying the information to other nearby officers: 'All units on the 32nd floor, SWAT has explosive breach, everyone in the hallway needs to move back, all units move back.'

Seconds later, an officer could be heard saying: 'Breach, breach, breach' as the SWAT team blew off the door to his room.

Hotel guests staying at the Mandalay Bay said they were woken by SWAT teams bursting into their rooms.

Police officers enter the Mandalay Bay resort and casino during a mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Las Vegas

FBI agents confer in front of the Tropicana hotel-casino on October 2, 2017, after a mass shooting during a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

FBI agents confer in front of the Tropicana hotel-casino on October 2, 2017, after a mass shooting during a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, US

Brad Baker, 38, of Austin, Texas, was in Las Vegas for a conference. 'I think it [the shooter] was on my floor,' he said. 'When they [the police] came into my room, I was totally out - I thought I was in trouble!

'They yelled at me like, 'Get some clothes on.' I got my shirt on but I left my phone, my wallet. When I came out of my room, they were telling us to run. I saw all the cops with guns. It was crazy.

'I saw them run up the stairs - there were maybe like six people [police] on our floor. I was on the 32nd floor - they're saying the guy was like four rooms down from me.'

Another witness said he was in the room next to the gunman when he opened fire.

'I was in room 135 and I heard over the police scanner that the shooting came from room 137,' said the man, who asked not to be named.

'It was non-stop, I would say well over 100 rounds. We hit the floor and took cover. I called the front desk and she was remarkably calm and said she was aware of the situation and told us to stay in our room.

A woman sits on a curb at the scene of a shooting outside of a music festival along the Las Vegas Strip, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. Multiple victims were being transported to hospitals after a shooting late Sunday at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip

People wait in a medical staging area on October 2, 2017, after a mass shooting during a music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, US

Police officers stand along the Las Vegas Strip the Mandalay Bay resort and casino during a shooting near the casino Sunday

A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer stands in the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Ave. after a mass shooting at a country music festival nearby on October 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada

'After around 10-15 minutes it just kind of stopped. You could smell the gun powder. Right before we got out I heard an explosion, maybe a flashbang, but windows were blown out.

'The cops came on to the floor and they were clearing rooms room by room and six or seven cops came into our room and we were evacuated.'

Dozens were seen on aerial footage fleeing the Mandalay Bay, which was locked down, as police surrounded the location.

Unconfirmed reports were made of a suspicious vehicle outside the Luxor, and shots fired at other Vegas locations: Aria, NYNY and Tropicana.

The LVMPD tweeted: 'Please avoid heading to the south end of the Strip. Las Vegas Blvd is shut down at Tropicana, southbound past Russell Rd at this time.'

Flights out of the city's McCarran International Airport have started up again after initially being shut down during the shooting.

A concert-goer said he heard what sounded like fireworks while he was watching Aldean's performance.

Kodiak Yazzi, 36, said the music stopped temporarily and started up again before another round of pops sent the performers ducking for cover and fleeing the stage.

As the 40,000 fans in the crowd began to flee, Yazzi took cover and said he saw flashes of light coming from the Mandalay Bay hotel tower high above.

The bursts of pops would start and stop for more than five minutes, he said, and dozens of ambulances arrived as he ran for safety. He later got a Lyft driver to take him home to suburban Henderson.

A police officer runs along the sidewalk towards the scenes of violence. Las Vegas Metropolitan PD officers were joined by other police from the surrounding counties

Police run to cover at the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay shooting

Family members and friends were seen comforting each other after the shooting on Sunday

A discarded cowboy hat is seen lying in the street in the wake of the horrifying mass shooting

Bystanders on the Las Vegas Strip come to terms with what they've seen after the brutal shooting

The US Homeland Security Department says there is no 'specific credible threat' involving other public venues in the US after the Las Vegas shooting that killed at least 50 people.

In Washington, a Homeland Security spokesman, David Lapan, tweeted Monday the department has 'no information to indicate a specific credible threat involving other public venues in the country'.

Leaders from around the world took to Twitter early Monday to express their sympathies for the victims.

Among those leaders were Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London: UK Prime Minister Theresa May; Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and former US President Barack Obama.

In a statement, Pope Francis called the Las Vegas shooting a 'senseless tragedy' and is assuring victims of his prayers.

The Vatican secretary of state sent a telegram of condolences Monday to the bishop of Las Vegas, saying the pope was 'deeply saddened' to learn of the shooting.

Hundreds of mourners in Nashville, Tennessee, held a vigil on Monday night for the 58 victims of the mass shooting

Photos showed people weeping as they held close their candle in honor of the victims

In New York, dozens of New York University students also held a vigil following the shooting

And in Las Vegas a lone vase of red roses were left behind for the victims of the mass shooting

On Monday night, the Eiffel Tower went dark for the men and women who tragically lost their lives in Las Vegas as well as the two young women who were knifed to death in a separate incident in Marseille

Referees bow their heads during a moment of silence for the victims of the Las Vegas shootings before the game between the Washington Redskins and the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium

Members of the Utah Jazz observed a moment of silence for the victims of the Las Vegas shooting, prior to their game against the Sydney Kings at Vivint Smart Home Arena

The telegram said Francis praised the efforts of police and emergency crews.

Several vigils were held Monday night to honor the victims of the mass shooting. Communities came out in Reno, Las Vegas and at the campus of University of Nevada Las Vegas.

Hundreds of mourners in Nashville, Tennessee, held a vigil on Monday night for the 58 victims of the mass shooting.

Photos showed people weeping as they held close their candle in honor of the victims.

In New York, dozens of New York University students also held a vigil following the shooting.

On Monday night, the Eiffel Tower went dark for the men and women who tragically lost their lives in Las Vegas as well as the two young women who were knifed to death in a separate incident in Marseille.

Members of the Utah Jazz observed a moment of silence for the victims of the Las Vegas shooting, prior to their game against the Sydney Kings at Vivint Smart Home Arena.

Three referees also bowed their heads during a moment of silence before the game between the Washington Redskins and the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.

A number of GoFundMe pages have been established for the victims and their families. Donate to Angela Gomez, Neysa Tonks, Chris Roybal, Cameron Robinson and Stacee Etcheber.

The Federal Bureau of Investigations is asking for anyone with videos or photos concerning the shooting to call 1-800-CALLFBI or (800) 225-5324.

LVMPD and Clark County Coroner's Office have set up a hotline for family or friends to report a missing loved one connected to this incident. The hotline is only to take reports on missing people. The number is (866) 535-5654. LVMPH also opened up a family reunification center at its headquarters at 400 S. Martin L. King Blvd. in Building B.

A fund for victims has been set up on Go Fund Me. So far, the fund has raised more than $2.3 million.