WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on President Donald Trump and the shootings in Las Vegas (all times local):
10:55 a.m.
President Donald Trump is calling the mass shooting attack in Las Vegas “an act of pure evil.”
Trump says the nation is joined together today in sadness, shock and grief.
Trump is addressing the attack on a country music festival Sunday night that left at least 50 people dead and more than 400 injured.
Trump tweeted his “warmest condolences and sympathies” earlier Monday morning.
The gunman opened fire from inside the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino.
Authorities say 64-year-old Stephen Craig Paddock killed himself after the shooting. Police have yet to determine a motive.
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7:25 a.m.
President Donald Trump is extending condolences to the victims of the shooting in Las Vegas and their families.
In a tweet Monday, Trump offered “My warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and families of the terrible Las Vegas shooting. God bless you!”
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump was “briefed on the horrific tragedy in Las Vegas.”
Sanders said that “we are monitoring the situation closely and offer our full support to state and local officials. All of those affected are in our thoughts and prayers.”
A gunman’s attack on the Sunday night country music concert killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 200.