Las Vegas Shooting News: Who Is Suspect Stephen Paddock?
The suspect for the recent Las Vegas shooting was already found and identified, but his family could not believe what he had done.
Stephen Paddock, the man allegedly responsible for the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history, which reportedly killed 59 people and injured 527, has been identified as a 64-year-old retired accountant who liked to gamble and had moved to the state of Nevada just about two years ago.
He was living in a quiet retirement community and liked to play golf as well. Reports say that he did not have any significant criminal history.
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Following the tragedy, Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo revealed that the authorities have determined that the gunshots originated from a room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, which is located on the Las Vegas Strip.
However, upon entering the suspect's room, they found Paddock dead, and it appeared that he had killed himself.
According to New York Times, ISIS once again claimed that the mass shooting suspect was an ally, but the terrorist organization did not provide any proof. However, the F.B.I. reportedly believes that there is very little possibility that Paddock could have had any ties to the international terrorist group, especially since his family members and relatives never saw him display strong beliefs in politics or ideologies in all of the years that they have known him.
The suspect's brother, Eric, expressed that he was "dumbfounded" as he tried to think of an explanation as to why his sibling, who has been living a good retirement life, would want to kill shoot and kill so many people.
"There's absolutely no way I can even conceive that my brother would shoot a bunch of people he didn't even know," Eric Paddock told USA TODAY in an interview. "There's no rationale. There's nothing anywhere that said why he did this," he added.
Authorities revealed that they were able to find 23 weapons in Paddock's hotel room. Investigators also found several suitcases which are believed to have been used to bring the firearms into the establishment.
