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Stephen Paddock
File:Stephen Craig Paddock.jpg
Paddock's photograph, Facebook
Born
Stephen Craig Paddock

April 9, 1953
Iowa, U.S.
DiedOctober 1, 2017(2017-10-01) (aged 64)
Mandalay Bay, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Cause of deathSuicide gunshot wound
OccupationAccountant
Known for2017 Las Vegas Strip shooting
ParentBenjamin Hoskins Paddock
Details
Victims59
DateOctober 1, 2017

Stephen Craig Paddock (April 9, 1953 – October 1, 2017)[1] was a mass murderer who committed the 2017 Las Vegas Strip shooting. He fired with automatic weapons into a crowd of some 22,000 concertgoers at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip on October 1, 2017,[2][3] killing 58 people.[4] Paddock lived in Mesquite, Nevada. He was found dead in his short term accommodation at Mandalay Bay Hotel along Las Vegas Boulevard with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident surpassed the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting as the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman in U.S. history, with at least 59 fatalities (including himself) and 527 wounded.[4]

Life

Paddock was born in Iowa.[5] He grew up in Tucson, Arizona and Sun Valley, California,[4] as one of three sons of Benjamin Hoskins Paddock,[6] a convicted bank robber[4] who escaped prison in 1969 and subsequently had his name added to the FBI's most-wanted list. Stephen was 15 years old at the time.[6] He graduated from John H. Francis Polytechnic High School in 1971,[7] and graduated from California State University, Northridge with a degree in business administration in 1977.[8] According to court records, Paddock was married and divorced twice; first in 1977–1979, and for the second time in 1985–1990.[2] In 1985–1988 he worked as an "internal auditor" for the predecessor of Lockheed Martin.[4] In 2013–2015 Paddock lived in a retirement community in Melbourne, Florida.[2] In 2016 he moved 2,400 miles west across the country with the help of his brother Eric, to a new retiree home in Mesquite, Nevada, about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas.[2] According to property records, he bought a single-family home there in 2013.[9] Paddock lived in a number of retirement communities. For several years, he lived with his girlfriend, Marilou Danley, in a retirement community in Reno, Nevada.[9] In addition to the Reno home, Paddock and Danley owned a home in Mesquite.[4] He had previously lived in Texas and in California, where he had married once and later divorced.[9][4]

2017 Las Vegas Strip shooting

Main article: 2017 Las Vegas Strip shooting

Stephen Paddock rented a room at Mandalay Bay on Thursday, September 28, three days before the massacre.[9] The police found 23 rifles and one handgun inside his room,[10][11] including the AR-15-style and AK-47-style rifles, and a large quantity of ammunition. Two of the rifles were mounted on tripods and were equipped with telescopic sights.[12][13] According to firearms instructor Massad Ayoob, audio recordings of the attack indicated that the perpetrator probably used a bump fire device.[14] A bump fire stock was also found in the room.[15][16] According to police, Paddock acted alone and his motive is unknown.[17][18][19][20] He was found dead in his room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay, with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[4] The public have been asked by the police to report missing people believed to be connected to the shooting.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Maglio, Tony (October 2, 2017). "Stephen Paddock: What we know about Las Vegas mass shooter". TheWrap.
  2. ^ a b c d Grinberg, Emanuella (October 2, 2017). "Nothing stood out about Stephen Paddock before Las Vegas shooting, people who knew him say". CNN.
  3. ^ a b Adams, Char (October 2, 2017), "Jason Aldean Ran from Stage When Las Vegas Gunman Opened Fire: 'Tonight Has Been Beyond Horrific'", People
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Williams, Pete; Connor, Tracy; Rosenblatt, Kalhan (October 2, 2017). "Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock Had Recent Large Gambling Transactions". NBC News.
  5. ^ "Las Vegas shooter lived in Tucson as young boy, brother says". Arizona Daily Star. October 3, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Shelbourne, Mallory (October 2, 2017). "Las Vegas suspect's father was bank robber on FBI Most Wanted list". The Hill.
  7. ^ Chou, Elizabeth (October 3, 2017). "Suspected Las Vegas shooter graduated from Sun Valley high school". Los Angeles Daily News.
  8. ^ Woods, Wes (October 3, 2017). "Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock was a CSUN graduate, university confirms". The Orange County Register. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  9. ^ a b c d "Who is Stephen Paddock? Las Vegas gunman's father was 'psychopathic' bank robber on FBI most-wanted list", The Washington Post, October 2, 2017.
  10. ^ "Las Vegas Shooting Live Updates: Multiple Weapons Found in Gunman's Hotel Room". The New York Times. October 2, 2017. ISSN 0362-4331.
  11. ^ "Las Vegas shooting: At least 58 , 515 hurt in Mandalay Bay shooting". CBS. October 2, 2017.
  12. ^ Palazzolo, Joe; Elinson, Zusha (October 2, 2017). "Las Vegas Suspect Likely Used Automatic Rifle in Massacre". The Wall Street Journal.
  13. ^ Delreal, Jose; Bromwich, Jonah (October 2, 2017). "Stephen Paddock, Las Vegas Gunman, Was a Gambler Who Drew Little Attention". The New York Times.
  14. ^ Beckett, Lois (October 2, 2017). "Las Vegas gunman may have used special device to fire faster, expert says". The Guardian. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  15. ^ Keneally, Meghan (October 2, 2017). "Guns, loaded high-capacity magazines found in Vegas shooter's room: Sources". ABC News. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  16. ^ Chivers, C. J.; Gibbons-Neff, Thomas (October 2, 2017). "Automatic Weapon May Have Been Involved in Las Vegas Shooting, Audio Suggests". The New York Times.
  17. ^ "What we know about Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock". News.com.au.
  18. ^ Yan, Holly; Victor, Philip; Cullinane, Susannah (October 2, 2017). "Weapons cache found at Las Vegas shooter's home". CNN.
  19. ^ Mitchell, Robert; Chu, Henry (October 2, 2017). "Suspect Named in Las Vegas Shooting, Motive Still Unclear". Variety.
  20. ^ "Stephen Paddock: What we know about Las Vegas shooting suspect". Fox News Channel. October 2, 2017.
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