1 dead, 30 injured after woman intentionally crashed into pedestrians in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas say a woman intentionally swerved her car onto a busy sidewalk two or three times, mowing down people outside a Las Vegas casino Sunday. One person was killed and at least 30 others were injured.

After the crash, the 1996 Oldsmobile with Oregon plates continued on to a hotel, where the woman was taken into custody. Police say a 3-year-old was in her vehicle during the crash, but the child was not hurt.

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Authorities say they don’t know why the woman, described as being in her 20s, carried out the assault in front of the Paris Hotel & Casino, but she’s being interviewed and her blood is being drawn.

Police also are reviewing video from casino-hotel surveillance cameras. A police official says, “We know this was not an act of terrorism.”

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