Authorities in new York are stepping up security at «strategic locations» throughout the city on Monday, October 2, a few hours after a lone gunman opened fire at the 32nd floor of the hotel in Las Vegas.
According to the latest figures, killed 58 people, injured 515.
The Commissioner of the police Department of new York James O’neill told NBC that no specific threats to new York city no, but the Department decided to take extra precautions.
«First of all, I just want to say that our thoughts and prayers go out to Las Vegas,» said O’neill. «Terrorism is possible anywhere in our country.»
Investigators from the Las Vegas believe that the shooter is the 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, a resident of Nevada, acted alone. His motives are still unclear and the investigation continues.
The tragedy at the festival, Route 91 was the mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Earlier this sad championship held shooting in a nightclub in Orlando, where in June 2016 49 people died.
Sunday’s shooting occurred just four months after the attack at the concert Ariana Grande in Manchester, England. Recall, then was killed 22 people.
