Gunman dead and many injured in shooting at university in Las Vegas

Las Vegas police posted on X that a suspect “has been located and is deceased” about 40 minutes after the initial alert was posted

Law enforcement officers head into the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, campus after reports of an active shooter, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Las Vegas. Picture: Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP

Multiple victims were taken to hospital on Wednesday after a gunman opened fire on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

The sheriff said there was no further threat after police located a suspect, who ended up dead.