Las Vegas Shooting: Wisconsin Residents Were There

LAS VEGAS, NV – At least three Wisconsin residents were in the area Sunday when a 64-year-old Nevada man opened fire Sunday night from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino. At least 50 people fell under a hail of gunfire, and more than 400 were injured in what is the deadliest mass shooting in United States history.

Patch.com is reaching out to area residents to share their stories. So far, we know that at least three people from the state were in the area.

According to a WTMJ report, Jennie Pucci of Milwaukee and Trudy Jonas of Fox Point just arrived in Vegas Sunday on vacation. They were by the Bellagio, when they saw people running their way in panic.

It was 10:08 p.m. local time Sunday and more than 22,000 people had gathered at a 15-acre lot across from the Mandalay Bay for the final night of the Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival.

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"Honestly, terrorism comes to your mind right away. You're just stunned because you never thought you'd be in this situation. People were crying and running and we didn't know ... we just didn't know. We just took off," Pucci said in the WTMJ report.

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Brian Decorah, a native of Necedah, and a consulting for casinos across the U.S., was in Las Vegas for the Global Gaming Expo over the weekend. The topic of the conference was how to handle an active shooter situation, according to a WDEZ interview.

Decorah told WDEZ's Bryan Scott and Vanessa Clark that he was in the MGM Grand a few doors down from Mandalay Bay. "About 20 or 30 people started running by," he said. "After 2 minutes after that it was a stampede of people. People were jumping over railings, running into the kitchen. It was a very surreal and anxious feeling."

Speaker Paul Ryan lent his voice to the growing number of people to publicly express shock and despair at the most recent tragedy. “America woke up this morning to heartbreaking news. This evil tragedy horrifies us all. To the people of Las Vegas and to the families of the victims, we are with you during this time. The whole country stands united in our shock, in our condolences, and in our prayers.”

Photos via AP Photo/John Locher