Thais not affected in Las Vegas shooting
No Thais have been affected in the bloody massacre at a music festival in Las Vegas on Monday, according to the Thai Consulate-General in Los Angeles.
The Consulate’s Facebook page reported that it had contacted local agencies, the Thai-American community as well as Thai media there.
It said there had been no information of Thais being hit in the attack.
It requested those who have information or wish to check information involving Thai nationals to submit the names in English to the Consulate’s 24-hour hotline; (323) 580-4222.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed that 59 people were killed and more than 500 injured in the Las Vegas Strip shooting. The suspect, a lone gunman, killed himself in his 32nd- floor room of the Mandalay Bay Hotel.
The shooting took place during the Route 91 Harvest Festival while country music artist Jason Aldean was performing.
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