![]() More than a dozen of the rifles were fitted with “bump stock” devices that allowed rapid-fire shooting similar to fully automatic weapons. With the exception of a revolver, every firearm recovered in Paddock’s Mandalay Bay suite had been bought after September 2016, according to the report. View from the sitting area looking towards the kitchenette area, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2017 | Photo courtesy of Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Departmentįrom October 2016 through September 2017, Paddock purchased more than 55 firearms, mostly consisting of rifles in various calibers, along with more than 100 firearm-related items, including scopes, cases, bump stocks and ammunition, through numerous retailers. Over the course of the last year, Paddock’s firearms purchasing increased and Danley said she believed it was a hobby of his. The report offers extensive details about Paddock’s actions and planning in the time leading up to the attack.įrom 1982 through September 2016, Paddock purchased 29 firearms, consisting of handguns, shotguns and one rifle, the report states. “I am going against normal protocols,” the sheriff said, adding that he hoped the preliminary report would “quell the zest for information.” While it is not standard practice for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department to issue an investigative overview in an open case, due to the magnitude of the investigative response and the number of victims, Lombardo said he felt it was important to author an overview of all investigative work accomplished in the aftermath of the shooting. He also said Friday the motive for the attack was still unknown and that Paddock did not leave a suicide note or manifesto before he was found dead in his suite on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Lombardo said he did not expect criminal charges to be filed against Paddock’s girlfriend, Marilou Danley, who had been named as the only person of interest in the case. The sitting area of room 32-135, where most of the shooting activity is believed to have taken place., Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2017 | Photo courtesy of Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department See all photos at the bottom of this reportĪt a news conference Friday, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said he was confident that 64-year-old Paddock was the only gunman, but that there is another person who is likely to be charged in the next two months in a case that spun off from the shooting investigation. ![]() 1, 2017, shooting massacre that killed 58 people and wounded 851 others when Stephen Paddock opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas. GEORGE - Authorities released an 81-page report Friday containing never-before-seen photos and details about the continuing investigation into the Oct.
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