Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock Latest Details: 2013 Court Deposition Handed Over to FBI
On Oct. 1, Stephen Paddock opened fire on concertgoers in Las Vegas, Nevada. And with the gunman dead, authorities have yet to narrow down on a possible motive for the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
Paddock killed 58 people and injured at least 480 others from his Mandalay Bay hotel room. But when the police arrived in his room, they found the gunman already dead, having presumably killed himself to avoid capture.
FBI agents and police officers alike are scrambling to learn why Paddock would do such a horrible act of senseless violence. According to Paddock's friend and employee Lisa Crawford, she knew him as a caring person.
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"He actually cared about everybody," Crawford told ABC News' "Good Morning America" recently. "He tried to make people happy. He tried to make people care. And I don't know what happened to him."
Crawford also revealed that she has been trying to figure out for herself why Paddock committed the heinous crime. The two had exchanged emails before the attack, and she has been going through them repeatedly to look for signs.
"I want closure for these people," she said. "I can't believe that the person that I knew would even consider hurting somebody. I want so bad to have answers for people. I want to solve this. I want us to do whatever I can to tell the authorities to look here, look there."
In other news, a 2013 court deposition of Paddock was obtained by CNN and sheds some light on a few details about the gunman. The testimony revealed that Paddock was a high-rolling gambler who spent most of his time at casinos. He made his money through real estate investments and would bet as much as a million dollars when he gambled.
Paddock also said in the deposition that he had no history of addiction or a criminal record. And while he also maintained that he had no mental health issues, Paddock was prescribed Valium "for anxiousness" by his doctor, whom he had "on retainer." Those who take diazepam, or Valium, may experience rage, aggressiveness, and irritability as possible side effects.
The 97-page deposition has been turned over to the FBI.
