A gunman shot and killed two people on a busy Sunday night on the Las Vegas Strip near the fountains outside the Bellagio hotel, the Las Vegas Police said.
The police said in a statement early Monday that they had identified the shooter but were still seeking to arrest him. The shooting was an isolated episode, the police added.
The gunman and the victims knew each other and “had previously engaged in conflict over social media,” the police said.
The shooting happened around 10:40 p.m. Pacific on the 3600 block of Las Vegas Boulevard, close to the Bellagio Resort & Casino, the police said.
Officers were patrolling the area, the police said, when they heard gunshots. When officers arrived at the scene of the shooting, they found two people “suffering from apparent gunshot wounds,” the police said.
Medical personnel arrived shortly afterward and the two victims died at the scene, the police said.
Footage that was circulating online Monday, verified by Storyful, shows a man firing a gun and people running for cover.
The police did not immediately identify the victims. The Clark County Coroner’s office did not immediately respond to a request to provide details about the victims.
Claire Moses is a Times reporter in London, focused on coverage of breaking and trending news.
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