ĭespite no one being directly injured by the suspect's gunfire, the burning casino furniture produced toxic smoke that caused at least 36 reported deaths from smoke inhalation as fumes overcame the crowd among them were Elizabeth Panlilio Gonzales, wife of Pampanga Rep. He then took 113 million Philippine pesos worth of gambling chips (worth US$2.3 million in 2017).

At 12:18 am, the gunman proceeded to break into a safe room by shooting out the locks of secured doors with his rifle. In the evacuated gambling floor of the casino, the gunman doused the felt linings of poker tables and cushioned slot machine chairs with petrol and ignited them with a hand-held lighter. Reports of an active shooter in the restaurant below the second-floor casino soon followed the initial gunfire.

People hearing the initial shots immediately fled from the first and second floors of the building, but some retreated deeper into the building for cover. The gunfire caused mass panic and some guests were injured in a stampede during the evacuation. The gunman reportedly wore a mask and did not utter any words or battle cries before opening fire.

Also pictured is Maxims Hotel, where the attacker committed suicide.Ī few minutes after midnight of June 2, 2017, a gunman carrying bottled gasoline and an M4 Bushmaster rifle entered the Resorts World Manila casino's second floor for high rollers. The complex was shrouded in smoke from fires started by the suspect. Attack Resorts World Manila immediately following the shooting. Evidence eventually confirmed that the attack was financially motivated, and was committed by Jessie Javier Carlos, a debt-ridden former civil servant. While initial suspicions strongly pointed towards a terrorist attack, with affiliates of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claiming responsibility, representatives of the Philippine National Police consistently maintained that the motive was robbery. Nearly all of the attack's deaths and injuries resulted from the initial stampede and smoke inhalation from the fire. The gunman moved to a storage area to steal casino chips from the venue but later committed suicide following a confrontation with the responding police. 38 were killed and 70 were injured when a gunman caused a stampede after he set fire to casino tables and slot machine chairs around midnight on June 2, 2017. The Resorts World Manila attack was an attack that took place at the Resorts World Manila (now Newport World Resorts) entertainment complex in Newport City, Pasay, Philippines. 380-caliber Tanfoglio semi-automatic pistolĤ0 (38 at Resorts World Manila including the perpetrator, and 2 at Paco) Paco: 9mm Tanfoglio semi-automatic pistol

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