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Stephen Craig Paddock [5] (April 9, 1953 – October 1, 2017) [6] was an American mass murderer who perpetrated the 2017 Las Vegas shooting.Paddock opened fire into a crowd of about 22,000 concertgoers attending a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip, killing 60 people [a] and injuring approximately 867 (at least 413 of whom were wounded by gunfire).
Stephen Paddock was a 64-year-old former auditor and real estate businessman who had been living 80 miles (130 km) northeast of Las Vegas in a retirement community in Mesquite, Nevada. [9] He was twice divorced, had a long-term girlfriend, and had no known children. [ 10 ]
Bruce Paddock, Stephen Paddock's brother, was arrested in October 2017 and charged with possessing over 600 photos of child pornography. Bruce was reportedly bragging about his brother's acts, which prompted workers at his assisted living home in North Hollywood, California, to notify the authorities. [13]
But what led Stephen Paddock, 64, to unleash the carnage he did remains largely a mystery. ... Discerning Paddock's motive has proven especially baffling given the absence of the indicators ...
The 64-year-old targeted concertgoers at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at around 10 p.m. local time on Sunday night.
Paddock acted alone, killed himself as SWAT officers closed in, and left no manifesto or “even a note to answer questions” about his motive for the rampage, then-Sheriff Joe Lombardo said in 2018.
Eventually, the team was able to zero in on room 159 after a hotel-security guard named Jesus Campos reported that he saw about 200 rounds fired into the hallway from behind Paddock's door.
Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said he believed there's evidence Las Vegas murderer Stephen Paddock may have had additional plans after his gun rampage Sunday.