Tennis star Laura Robson caught up in Las Vegas Shooting

  • A gunman opened fire on a country music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada
  • More than 50 people have died and 200 have been injured in the incident
  • British tennis player Laura Robson was at the venue on the famous Strip
  • She has reassured her fans that she is okay following the terror on Monday 

British tennis player Laura Robson has reassured her fans that she is okay after finding herself in the middle of the terror on the Las Vegas Strip.

A gunman killed at least 50 people, and injured a further 200, after opening fire on crowds at a country music event from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel.

Robson, 23, was among those in attendance at the Route 91 festival and posted a picture of herself on her Instagram feed in the hours before the atrocity occurred.

Laura Robson was at the Route 91 music festival when a shooter started firing on the crowds from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel – pictured behind the tennis star

Robson has since taken to Twitter to reassure fans that she is okay following the incident

Robson has since taken to Twitter to reassure fans that she is okay following the incident

She witnessed the panic and horror first hand, and described her ordeal as ‘scary s***’.

After being asked by a follower on Twitter how she was, Robson replied: ‘I’m okay.

‘We were right there.. sounded like fireworks at first then everyone started running. Scary s***.’

At least 50 people have been killed and 200 injured following the shooting in Nevada

At least 50 people have been killed and 200 injured following the shooting in Nevada

Concert-goers assist paramedics by transporting a shooting victim away from the scene

Concert-goers assist paramedics by transporting a shooting victim away from the scene

Robson has been competing in tournaments on the US west coast over the past few weeks, most recently in Templeton in California.

It is unclear whether she is currently based in Vegas but she has been in the Nevada city for over a week, and met boxer Gennady Golovkin following the Kazakh’s victory over Saul Alvarez at the T-Mobile arena. 

British tennis star Laura Robson in action in August at the US Open in New York

British tennis star Laura Robson in action in August at the US Open in New York

Robson is pictured playing in qualifying for the grand slam tournament. She remains in the US

Robson is pictured playing in qualifying for the grand slam tournament. She remains in the US

Police say the Vegas shooter was 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, described as a local man.

Officers say Paddock was shot and killed after they breached a room in the hotel, where he had stashed an ‘arsenal’ of weapons used during the massacre.

Investigators are now raiding the home he shared with Marilou Danley, described as his ‘companion’, who was detained for questioning.

No motive has yet been established. 

Shocked concert-goers stand together in the aftermath of the deadly shooting

Shocked concert-goers stand together in the aftermath of the deadly shooting

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