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THIS IS the nerve-shredding moment when cops gunned down a shooter in Las Vegas who attempted a brutal massacre at a gym.

Pulse-pounding bodycam footage shows the exact second armed officers took out the man, who was carrying a massive rifle.

Person aiming a rifle at another person running away.
Bodycam footage shows the nerve-shredding moment
Surveillance footage of a man carrying a rifle running inside a building.
Daniel Ortega was caught on surveillance footage casually strolling into the Las Vegas Athletic Club last Friday afternoon armed with a huge rifleCredit: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Security camera footage of a man holding a rifle in a building.
Daniel Ortega, 34, walked into the the Las Vegas Athletic Club carrying the enormous weaponCredit: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Bodycam footage of a police officer aiming a weapon is shown on a screen as a police official speaks at a press conference.
Body worn camera footage shows an officer pointing his weapon outside the Las Vegas Athletic ClubCredit: AP

Daniel Ortega, 34, walked into the the Las Vegas Athletic Club last Friday carrying the enormous weapon.

He initially approaches an employee at the front desk before he pacing around, surveillance footage shows.

After this, he exchanged words with another worker before suddenly raising his gun to open fire, according to cops.

He offloaded 24 rounds in the gym lobby, killing 31-year-old gym manager Edgar Quinonez and injuring another three people.

But at this point his weapon jammed, mercifully preventing him from killing anyone else.

Police believe he planned to continue his massacre had the gun not malfunctioned.

He was then seen outside the gym heading towards the car park, where armed police officers were waiting to intercept the killer.

One officer’s bodycam footage shows the nerve-shredding moment the shooter was taken out.

The cop inches his weapon round the corner of the building as he approaches the scene.

In the blink of an eye, Ortega bursts into the scene still carrying the gun – at which point the cop opens fire.

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He subsequently died at a nearby hospital, police have said.

Cops noted that far more people could have died in the incident had Ortega’s gun not jammed.

“Luckily, the man’s weapon malfunctioned, preventing this from turning into a mass casualty incident,” stated Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Assistant Sheriff Jamie Prosser.

Officers are still working to establish a motive for the sudden violence.

Ortega was a member of the gym where the shooting occurred, but according to the police, there appears to be no direct link between him and the manager who was killed.

It’s also unclear if the other people shot and injured were employees or gymgoers.

Their conditions are not immediately known, according to reports.

Las Vegas experienced the worst mass shooting in history back in 2017.

Stephen Paddock killed 61 people, and shot more than 600, from a hotel overlooking the Route 91 Harvest music festival.

Police officer with rifle standing near parked cars.
Armed police officers were waiting to intercept the killerCredit: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
People embracing after an officer-involved shooting.
People comfort each other following a shootingCredit: AP
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