At least 59 people were killed, and 527 were injured in a mass shooting during an open-air music festival in Las Vegas, near the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Sunday night.
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04 October 2017
Stephen Paddock had been prescribed anti-anxiety medication, the Las Vegas Review Journal has discovered.
The Las Vegas shooter had been prescribed 50 10-milligram tablets of diazepam (also known as Valium) in June, and instructed to take one pill per day.
This is the highest dose of the strong sedative that can be prescribed, and the drug is indicated for the management of anxiety disorders, and other medical conditions. Side effects include aggressive behavior and loss of impulse control.
The Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock often had Domino's pizza delivered to his Mesquite, Nevada home and always ordered the same thing - two medium mushroom pizzas with extra cheese.
"I looked up his last order, because I wanted to see who was the last person that actually saw him... and it happened to be me," Domino's Pizza employee Skylar Dexter told Ruptly.
"So I was a little freaked out, not sure exactly how to feel about it. I was looking kind of a crazy guy in the face. And I was just handing his pizza, taking his money. And he was capable of doing something that awful and I was looking into his face treating him like a normal person."
Paddock ordered pizza from Domino’s 14 times in recent months, according to Reuters. He was a good tipper and paid in cash. Sometimes he would tell the delivery person he was trying to lose weight and the pizza was only for his companion.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has released body camera footage from an officer who was at the mass shooting on Sunday.
Multiple shots can be heard as police try to locate the gunman and usher people away from the gunfire.
Authorities said the Las Vegas shooter had planned the murderous attack in great detail, not only stockpiling nearly two dozens guns in his hotel room but setting up cameras in the peephole and on a service cart outside his door, allegedly to watch for police coming for him.
"The fact that he had the type of weaponry and amount of weaponry in that room, it was pre-planned extensively," Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo told reporters. "I'm pretty sure he evaluated everything that he did and his actions, which is troublesome."
Paddock had been stockpiling guns since 1982, but bought 33 of them, mostly rifles, over the past year alone, right up to three days before the attack, a federal agent told CBS.
The shooter had rigged 12 semi-automatic rifles with devices that allowed the guns to fire like an automatic weapon, the agent added.
“It is a very sad thing. We are going to pay our respects, and to see the police who have done a fantastic job in a very short time,” President Donald Trump told reporters before he and the First Lady departed for Las Vegas on Wednesday.
“We are learning a lot more. That will be announced at the appropriate time. It is is very sad, sad day for me personally,” the president said.
Once in Las Vegas, Trump is due meet officials, first responders, and some of the 527 people injured in the attack. Of the injured, 45 remain in critical condition, according to AP.
Marilou Danley, the girlfriend of suspected Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock, is flying back to the US from the Philippines, Reuters reported, citing unnamed sources at Manila international airport.
Danley left Manila unescorted on Tuesday evening, but will be met by the FBI upon her arrival in the US. Danley had arrived in the Philippines’ capital city of Manila in September.
"Her trip back to the US was coordinated with FBI authorities," an unnamed police official said.
He also stated that Danley is returning home to "clear her name" in relation to the Las Vegas shooting.
Police have recovered 47 firearms belonging to suspected Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock from three different locations, Jill Snyder, the special agent in charge at the ATF, said at a press conference on Tuesday night.
She said that dozens of rifles, shotguns and pistols had been recovered from Paddock's hotel room, his home in Mesquite, Nevada, and from another, undisclosed location.
A total of 12 bump stocks have been found so far in the investigation of suspected Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock, according to Jill Snyder, the special agent in charge at the ATF. The bump stocks allow certain guns to mimic automatic weapons, firing off hundreds of rounds a minute.
Two cameras were also confirmed to be set up in the hallway outside Paddock’s room, while another one was installed in the hotel door peephole. The hallway cameras were installed so that Paddock could see approaching law enforcement and security personnel. The peephole camera was put there so Paddock could see down the hallway, Las Vegas Police Department Undersheriff Kevin McMahill said.
The photos of guns inside the hotel room of suspected Las Vegas shooter, Stephen Paddock, are legitimate, Las Vegas Police Department Undersheriff Kevin McMahill said at a press conference on Tuesday night.
McMahill also stated that an investigation has been opened by the department in relation to the leaking of the photos.
In the last three years, suspected shooter Stephen Paddock was reported to the authorities more than 200 times for suspicious activity, according to ABC News.
The majority of the reports were related to "currency transaction reports," while others centered around “suspicious activity.” By law, casinos need to fill out "currency transaction reports," and notify the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network when someone deposits or withdraws more than $10,000 in cash at one of their establishments.
Suspicious activity reports, on the other hand, are filed by banks when they detect a suspected or known violation of federal law, or a suspicious transaction.
03 October 2017
Suspected shooter Stephen Paddock set up cameras inside and outside of his hotel room on the night of the shooting, Sheriff Joe Lombardo said at a news conference Tuesday.
Lombardo said he thinks Paddock may have done this to see if anyone was coming to take him into custody.
The sheriff also confirmed that one of the cameras was placed on a service cart, as Paddock ordered room service during his stay at Mandalay Bay hotel.
Suspected shooter Stephen Paddock's girlfriend, Marilou Danley, is currently a "person of interest" in the ongoing investigation, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo confirmed In a press conference Tuesday.
Danley is currently in the Philippines and will return to the US on Wednesday, according to officials.
Lombardo says he has no further information on the reported $100,000 transfer of funds Paddock made to the Philippines in the week before the mass shooting in Las Vegas.
Officials said the Las Vegas shooter had two "bump stock" deviced in the hotel room that could have converted semi-automatic firearms into fully automatic weapons, according to the AP.
A semi-automatic weapon requires one trigger pull for each round fired. With a fully automatic firearm, one trigger pull can unleash continuous rounds until the magazine is empty. The devices work by manipulating the trigger mechanism.
Officials are investigating whether those items were used to modify weapons used in the massacre. Witnesses and law enforcement officials said the quick, 50-round bursts of gunfire raised the possibility that the shooter, Stephen Paddock, had modified the weapon. Paddock had 23 guns in his hotel room.
Investigators are focusing on four main crimes scenes - Clark County Sheriff
More than a dozen investigators, many wearing FBI jackets and blue protective booties, are picking through the concert site for clues, according to AP.
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said investigators are focused on four main crimes scenes now: the room at Mandalay Bay hotel from where the gunman fired from, the concert event location, the shooter's house in Mesquite, Nevada, and SWAT teams are standing by at a home in northern Nevada.
Authorities said 59 people were killed and more than 500 were injured on Sunday night at the music concert.
US President Donald Trump has called gunman Stephen Paddock a "very, very sick individual."
Trump declined to call the incident domestic terrorism when asked by a reporter if he would classify it as such.
"He was a sick man, a demented man. Lot of problems, I guess, and we're looking into him very, very seriously," Trump told journalists at the White House, as quoted by Reuters.
He added that the government will "be talking about gun laws as time goes by."
The world’s leading mixed martial arts promotion, UFC, which is based in Las Vegas, and hosts most of its major events in the city, announced that it will donate $1 million to the families of victims of the mass shooting.
“We are saddened by this senseless act of violence and offer heartfelt condolences to all those affected,” the organization said on its official Twitter account, alongside a black and white picture of Las Vegas.
Since 2001, the UFC has held up to 30 shows at Mandalay Bay.
The British Royal family has sent its condolences to US President Donald Trump and the victims of the deadly attack.
“Prince Philip and I [Queen Elizabeth II] were saddened to learn of the terrible attack in Las Vegas. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families and those who have been injured,” Buckingham Palace's statement says.
Religious leaders, mourners and elected officials gathered at multiple prayer vigils around Las Vegas Monday night, AP reported.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman spoke at the vigil outside City Hall. Several miles away, mourners and casino workers converged at a cathedral off Las Vegas Strip to honor the victims as well as the first responders to Sunday night’s shooting.
Police officers found 23 firearms in the Mandalay Bay hotel room Paddock occupied, Assistant Clark County Sheriff Todd Fasulo said.
Also, investigators now say that 19 firearms have been found at the man’s Mesquite, Nevada home.
Among the guns found in Paddock's room at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, were high-powered rifles, considered to be capable of penetrating police armor, ABC News reported.
A modified bump stock rifle was also found. The bump stock allows a gun to simulate automatic gunfire.
Law enforcement is still in the process of examining the guns to determine if they were able to fire automatically. Authorities also searched a separate location and found an explosive used in target practice, called tannerite, according to unnamed sources.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department issued a second press release Monday in which they're asking those who have pictures and videos to come forward and contact the FBI, adding that they’re still investigating the shooter’s motives.
New Frontier Armory in North Las Vegas, and Guns and Guitars, in Mesquite, Nevada – have confirmed they sold firearms to suspected Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock during the last year, ABC News reported.
The shops stated that he passed all of the required background checks. Sixteen guns were also found in Paddock's hotel room Monday. It's not yet been determined if the guns Paddock bought at the shops were used in the massacre.
Police are gathered outside the suspected shooter's home in an upscale neighborhood in Reno, Nevada, AP reported at 4:50pm PT.
A dozen officers armed with rifles closed off a two block stretch around the house.
Three SWAT team trucks and a bomb squad unit are also on the scene.
02 October 2017
Police found ammonium nitrate, a bomb making ingredient, in suspected Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock's car, Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo told reporters Monday.
Ammonium nitrate is a high-nitrogen fertilizer and often used to make homemade bombs, such as those used in Oklahoma in 1995.
An emergency has been declared in Clark County, Nevada, following the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.
At least 59 people have died and 527 injured in the shooting, Clark County, Nevada Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said at a news conference Monday.
He added there were 18 firearms, some explosives, and several thousand rounds of ammunition found in Paddock’s home.
Eric Paddock, the brother of suspected shooter, Stephen Paddock, seemed baffled about the situation while talking to reporters at his Orlando, Florida home Monday.
“He was a wealthy guy and he liked to play video poker and he liked to go on cruises,” he said, Reuters reported.
Paddock described his brother as a peaceful man.
“He’s never drawn his gun, it makes no sense,” he said.
He also said his brother moved back to the red desert hills of Nevada, in part, because gambling is legal in the state.
A Las Vegas condominium just blocks away from the Mandalay Bay hotel has taken additional security precautions while authorities continue their investigation.
“We will have security officers posted at the front lobby doors and garage entrances,” the property manager told residents, according to an email forwarded to RT.
Police have found at least 19 weapons in Stephen Paddock’s hotel room, according to ABC News. Two unnamed sources familiar with the investigation said there were a combination of rifles and handguns in the room. No further details have been released by the Las Vegas Police Department.
The White house said it was too early to discuss any amendments to gun control laws as the shooting should be thoroughly investigated first.
“Today is a day for consoling the survivors and mourning those we lost,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters at a news briefing. “It would be premature for us to discuss policy when we don't fully know all the facts or what took place last night.”
Islamic State continues to claim that the Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock acted on their behalf, calling him Abu Abd Abdulbar al-Ameriki ("the American").
The police are no longer actively seeking the woman who was named a person of interest in connection with the shooting. The authorities have determined that she was not involved in the massacre, as she has been out of the country.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has expressed his deepest condolences to the relatives of the victims, the American people and President Donald Trump over the Las Vegas shooting.
“The crime, which claimed dozens of innocent civilian lives, is staggering in its cruelty,” Putin said in a message sent to Trump.
The woman, who knew the shooter and is considered a person of interest, is out of the country. Sheriff Joe Lombardo said that the authorities would try to speak to her when she got back to the US.
The CIA, for its part, said that it was aware of the IS claims, but advised against leaping to conclusions.
The shooter did not have a connection to an international terrorist group, the FBI said. Earlier the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack.
Though Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) has claimed responsibility for Monday morning's shooting, the FBI has found "no connection" between the shooter and any international terrorist organizations as of yet.
The death toll from the mass shooting has risen to 58, Sheriff Lombardo said during a press briefing. The number of injured has increased to 515.
The number of dead has increased to 58 and may rise still, Sheriff Joseph Lombardo told reporters. Local hospitals have registered 515 wounded.
Police have finished investigating the room at the Mandalay Bay hotel, and are checking out a property in northern Nevada associated with the suspect, he added.
Donald Trump has spoken by phone to the governor of Nevada, mayor of Las Vegas, and local sheriff, according to the White House.
US President Donald Trump announces a visit to Las Vegas on Wednesday in a speech in the aftermath of the tragedy.
The Justice Department, FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives are offering their “full support” for the investigation of the Las Vegas shooting, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement.
Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the Las Vegas shooting, Reuters reports, citing the group-affiliated Amaq website.
The shooter has converted to Islam “months ago.” However, no proof was provided to back the terrorists’ claims.
The shooter’s brother Eric Paddock, a resident of Orlando, was “completely dumbfounded” by the shooting, stating that he could not suggest what prompted the massacre.
“We have absolutely no idea whatsoever,” Eric Paddock told the Orlando Sentinel newspaper. “I can’t imagine. When you guys find out why this happened, let us know. I have no idea whatsoever.”
US President Donald Trump will comment on the Las Vegas mass shooting at 14:30 GMT, according to the White House.
Pope Francis has described the Las Vegas mass shooting as a “senseless tragedy.”
“Deeply saddened to learn of the shooting in Las Vegas, Pope Francis sends the assurance of his spiritual closeness to all those affected by this senseless tragedy,” a message sent to the Roman Catholic bishop of the Nevada city said on Monday.
Las Vegas police say the woman they were seeking, 62-year-old Marilou Danley, is no longer considered a “person of interest” in the mass shooting, AP reported. Shortly after the attack, police said they were looking for the woman believed to be the gunman’s roommate.
The Department of Homeland Security said there was no “specific credible threat” for other public venues in the aftermath of the shooting.
As many as 406 people were taken to hospital following the deadly Mandalay Bay shooting, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a press release.
The shooter killed himself before police arrived, Las Vegas sheriff added. The gunman had more than 10 guns.
US President Donald Trump has expressed his "warmest condolences and sympathies" following the shooting.
Lombardo also said the two vehicles that authorities were searching for have been located, and that law enforcement is "confident, but not 100 percent sure, we have located the female person of interest," referring to Marilou Danley.
Sheriff Lombardo says the number of people killed is more than 50, with over 200 others injured.
Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo has confirmed the suspect as Stephen Paddock, Reuters reported.
The Las Vegas shooter has been identified as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, NBC News journalist Pete Williams reported, citing "several investigative agencies."
Authorities are now searching Paddock's house in Mesquite, Nevada, he added.
Authorities are searching for a "companion" of the shooter, an Asian female by the name of Marilou Danley.
"We have not located her at this time and we are interested in talking to her for follow-up," Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said during a press conference.
British Prime Minister Theresa May says the UK's thoughts are with the victims of the “appalling attack.”
“The UK’s thoughts are with the victims and the emergency services responding to the appalling attack in Las Vegas,” her office tweeted.
Two off-duty police officers were killed in the attack, Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo confirmed, according to AP.
A third off-duty officer is in a critical condition, and a fourth was wounded.
The attack in Las Vegas has claimed the lives of more than 20 people and left more than 100 injured, according to police. The suspected shooter has died after the attack at a concert near Mandalay Bay.
Facebook has responded to the incident by creating a crisis response page for people to mark themselves safe.
Police believe that there are no more shooters.
University Medical Center spokeswoman Danita Cohen told AP 26 people had been admitted to the hospital, of whom 12 are in critical condition.
Las Vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman has responded to the attack by saying “pray for Las Vegas.”
The shooter appeared to be using an automatic weapon, according to witness reports.
“There was blood everywhere,” one witness said.
“People were hit within 20 feet of us,” witness Rick Messick, who said he was in the front row of the concert, told CBS2.
“There were several people laying in the parking lot … they were trying to stop the bleeding,” he added.
The police have said that one suspect is down and they are actively investigating.
At least two people have been shot dead and 24 more people are currently in hospital in Las Vegas with suspected gunshots wounds, a hospital spokesman said as cited by Reuters.