Who Is Stephen Paddock? Police Say He Killed 59 in Las Vegas Shooting Rampage

The man who carried out the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history was a retired accountant with a taste for high-stakes poker who had moved to Nevada just a couple of years earlier.

While investigators were still piecing together the attack by Stephen Paddock at a country music concert that left at least 59 dead and 527 wounded, the gunman’s younger brother said the gunman had shown no signs of volatility.

The brother, Eric Paddock, added that he was “dumbfounded” as he searched for an explanation for why his brother, an affluent man — who appeared to be enjoying retired life taking cruises and visiting casinos — would decide to carry out such a brutal attack. . .

Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said officers determined the gunshots were coming from a room on the 32nd floor of Mandalay Bay complex on the Las Vegas Strip. Authorities said it appeared Paddock killed himself.

Lombardo said 16 weapons were found in the gunman’s hotel room. Investigators also found 10 suitcases in the room that they believe were used to bring the arsenal of weapons into the hotel. (Read more from “Who Is Stephen Paddock? Police Say He Killed 59 in Las Vegas Shooting Rampage” HERE)

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