The name of the next American shooter is Stephen Paddock. He was 64 of the year.
The victims of their shooting in Las Vegas were 59 people. More than half a thousand people were injured.
According to Sheriff T.R. Fasulo, the newly appeared fighter had 42 firearms weaponsof these, 23 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel, from where he fired, and nineteen at a house in the city of Mesquite (75 miles northeast of Las Vegas). Police believe that the offender acted alone, without accomplices. Actually, at the moment the status of the deceased (supposedly shot himself) Paddock is “suspect”.
Stephen Paddock. Photos from the family archive. A source: CBS News
As transmits ABC News, in the Mandalay Bay hotel room, the police found several high-capacity charged stores. Among the weapons and ammunition, the police found powerful rifles in the hotel’s room, which are believed to be able to pierce police bulletproof vests. The equipped shops show that the tragic results of the shooting, which killed 59 people and injured more than 500, could have been worse. Fortunately, the police intervened. According to investigators, Paddock deprived himself of life.
Mr. Paddock had a camera mounted in the room. He sought to capture himself on video.
Sources also told ABC News that a mixture of tannerite, a special explosive, was found in the cache.
Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo had previously reported that there were at least ten rifles in the room, but noted that the investigation is still ongoing.
Shooting by Stephen Paddock is "the most deadly in modern stories USA, ”states the channel.
The owner of a gun shop in Mesquite has already confirmed to ABC News that he did sell the weapon to Paddock, but did not specify how much, and whether it was the one that was used in the shooting.
“We mourn this tragedy, and our thoughts and prayers go to the families of the dead and wounded,” said Christopher M. Sullivan, CEO of Guns & Guitars, Inc. (an arms dealer).
“Mr. Paddock was a customer and bought firearms from our store, but all the necessary checks and procedures were carried out in accordance with the requirements of local, state, and federal laws. He never gave any reasons or grounds for believing that he was in a deranged or unstable condition. At present, we are cooperating in all ways with the investigation conducted by local and federal law enforcement agencies, ”Sullivan noted.
However, Guns & Guitars, Inc. sells semi-automatic weapons to customers, but not fully automatic ones. Meanwhile, expert John Cohen believes that the shooting records suggest that the shooter was using a fully automatic weapon.
Bloody shooting, we recall, occurred at the festival of country music. The crowded event, where tens of thousands of spectators went, was held in Las Vegas between the airport and the Mandalay Bay hotel. Stephen Paddock shot from the hotel's 32 floor. The firing began after 22: 00 local time on Sunday evening.
Hotel Casino "Mandalay Bay"
The day after the tragedy, several Las Vegas blood transfusion stations reached the peak of their capacity, reports USA Today. However, blood needs even more.
President Donald Trump and the First Lady dedicated a minute of silence to the victims of the deadly shooting on Monday evening on the South Lawn of the White House. On Wednesday, Trump will arrive in Las Vegas. While he advised the Americans to pray, he offered condolences to the relatives of the victims. Shooting, he called the "act of pure evil."
The governor of Nevada said at night: "We mourn, we are confused."
The Las Vegas shooter's brother is "stunned." USA Today writes that the brother of the “suspect,” Eric Paddock, is completely at a loss. He said that he last talked with his brother a few months ago and did not catch any "signals" that he would soon commit a massacre.
The publication provides the view that many country singers and their fans are both lovers and gun owners, and at the same time hunters. They sacredly honor their own right, guaranteed by the Second Amendment and "all that jazz and so forth." This is their “way of life”, and they “simply believe” in the constitutional right to “bear arms”.
The SWAT team found Paddock dead in his hotel room and believes he committed suicide, reports CBS News. Paddock's hotel room occupied from September 28.
The FBI special agent at the airport, Aaron Rouse, said at a press conference that the Bureau did not reveal "any connection with international terrorist groups." The motive of Paddock is thus still not established.
Eric Paddock, brother of the shooter, also insists on the same thing. He himself turned to reporters. Eric says he is “horrified” by what happened and “stunned” by his brother’s actions. Eric denies any possible connection between shooting and politics or religion. And all his weapons were legally purchased.
Also, Eric Paddock told CBS News that his brother was a multimillionaire. He made a fortune on real estate investments. Earlier, the brother was an accountant: he was engaged in accounting for many years. Eric did not hear that his brother had any financial difficulties. True, Stephen played gambling and made high stakes. Once he wrote a message to his brother, where he boasted that he won 40.000 dollars from a slot machine.
In addition, Eric confirmed that S. Paddock's father is Benjamin Hoskins Paddock, a famous bank robber. This man was on the FBI's most wanted criminals list for eight years after being released from prison in the 1969 year. The FBI poster about Paddock Sr. called him “armed and very dangerous.” This person was kept on the Bureau list until 1977. Former bank robber in 1998 died.
Paddock senior
Wanted
It is curious that the “Islamic State” (“IG”, prohibited in the Russian Federation) took responsibility for this mass shooting. However, there is no evidence from IG. US officials told CBS News that there was no indication that Paddock had connections with radical Islamist groups or showed any radicalism.
Investigators are still trying to determine the motive for the shooting. There is information (court records) that Mr. Paddock sued the Cosmopolitan Hotel and resort in the Las Vegas Strip. It was in 2012. The plaintiff claimed that he suffered significant suffering when he slipped and fell at the hotel. True, the case was resolved peacefully: both sides indicated that they had reached an agreement.
So, S. Paddock established a new bloody anti-record in the “gunshot” history of the United States. 59 killed, more than five hundred wounded. Stations do not have time to take blood from donors.
Do Paddock antirecord belonged to Omar Matin, who opened fire at the gay club "Pulse" in Orlando, Florida. That massacre happened last June. Extremist Matin killed a 49 man and injured 53.
Alas, the widespread use of firearms in the United States is in itself a pretext for its use. There are weapons - there are arrows. Nightmare tragedies in the United States do not stop.
Forty-two units in the home arsenal, shops full of ammunition and explosives probably mean an abnormal human passion for weapons. Stephen Paddock was a licensed hunter, but that terrible day came when he directed his weapons against people.
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