Onlookers flee as man opens fire in downtown Las Vegas

A horrific public shooting in a popular tourist destination has been caught on a YouTube livestream.

A horrific public shooting in front of a Las Vegas icon has been caught on a YouTube livestream.

In a short clip captured from the stream, a man with a baseball cap and sunglasses can be seen approaching a woman near the Paris Balloon before drawing a pistol and firing at someone off-screen.

Seven shots could be heard in total.

Onlookers screamed in panic, while the first woman screamed: “Are you f***ing kidding me?”

Members of the public could be seen shielding their loved ones as the shots rang out.

A horrific public shooting in Las Vegas has been caught on a YouTube livestream.

Seven shots could be heard in total.

More to come.