A “bang” sparked mass panic in Las Vegas on Saturday night (local time). People fled on the Strip, and there was commotion during the World Series of Poker poker tournament, with participants hiding under the tables. There were even minor injuries, but a broken glass door later turned out to be the cause. But after countless massacres in the land of guns, the fear runs deep…
Saturday night in Las Vegas, the casinos were packed, the Poker World Cup drew thousands of people to the city. Suddenly there is a bang, people run into the street in panic. Eyewitnesses report a real “rush”. The situation quickly became confusing and the police reacted slowly.
Chaotic scenes, hours of confusion
For hours there was uncertainty as to whether a gunman was actually on the move in the gambling metropolis. Videos of fleeing people were circulating on social networks, no one knew exactly what was going on. It was only when the police made everything clear that the situation calmed down a bit.
Poker player Joey Ingam tweeted that the scene was “chaotic” as another tournament participant placed his bloodied hand, which he injured while crawling under the table. Moments later, it turned out that a glass door at the entrance of the MGM Hotel had been broken, causing panic among guests and passers-by.
The fear in the US of further shootings and shootings runs deep. In 2017, a sniper killed 58 people and injured 869 in Las Vegas. In early July, a gunman shot and killed six people during a parade in Chicago. The assailant had opened fire from a roof. More than 10,000 people died from guns in the US in 2022, including more than 3,000 children and young people.
Source: Krone
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