What is known about the shooter who shot people in Las Vegas at the moment

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Police said the suspect - 64-year-old Stephen Paddock - a resident of Mesquite, Nevada, laid hands on himself before the special forces entered the hotel room, from which he shot into the crowd. Reports about it Assosiated Press.

It is noted that he was not a veteran of the American army and did not participate in hostilities anywhere.

Earlier, the city police sheriff Joseph Lombardo said that the shooter, most likely, was not associated with any militant group.

“We have no idea what he believed,” Lombardo said. “At the moment, we believe that the attacker was a loner...”

“We found a lot of weapons in his room.”

Police also was looking for a woman named Marilou Danley, with whom they saw the suspect shortly before the shooting, but then said that she was not involved in the shooting. The FBI also joined the investigation, but it will return it to the police if it does not see signs of terrorism in the incident.

The reasons for which Paddock started shooting at people, so far failed to establish. Neither the police nor the FBI have any information on any of its links with organizations that are recognized as terrorist.

The state of Nevada, in which Las Vegas is located, is known for a fairly mild law on the circulation of weapons. To purchase and carry weapons in this state do not need a special license. In addition, the law allows the sale of automatic weapons and does not limit the size of the store.

Smart funny guy

Scott Brunoeler recalls his former son-in-law Stephen Paddock as a smart, funny guy, he told the publication Los Angeles Times.

Paddock was a young man living in Southern California when he was married to Brunoëler's sister, Sharon, in 1970's and early 1980's, said a former son-in-law on Monday, October 2.

“Oh, he was a smart guy, like an accountant or something like that. “He had a good job, he was a great guy, actually,” Brunoëler said. “We used to go water-skiing.”

62-year-old Brunoeler said he hadn’t spoken to Paddock for a long time since he divorced Brunoëler’s sister.

“It was mutual, they just divorced,” said Brunoëler.

“He seemed normal, good guy then. “I don’t remember anything bad,” he said. "I'm still in shock."

Brunoeler found out about the shooting on Sunday evening, after a friend called him and told him that his friend's daughter was injured in a shooting in Las Vegas. He turned on the TV, and then his niece called and called Paddock's data.

He seemed normal

His neighbors in Viera, where he owned a house from 2013 to 2015, cannot say anything bad about the shooter. It writes about this edition Florida Today.

The sale of the house took place through a realtor and the following owners did not have direct contact with the Paddock.

“Everything was done through him and my realtor. The house was listed, we liked it and we made an offer, ”said Mick Anderson, who bought Viera's house from Paddock in 2015. “I had no direct interaction with him. The only thing I can tell you is that the documents were regularly delayed. ”

Neighbors said that Paddock was not a frequent guest for two years while he owned the house. Don and Sharon Judy, who lived in a residence next door to Paddock's home from 2013, said that he and his girlfriend, Marilo Danley, had come home about five times in two years.

“He seemed normal, except that he lived in gambling. He spoke very openly about this, ”said Sharon Judy. “The first time we met him, he handed us the key to the house and said,“ Hey, you’ll keep an eye on the house, we will be here from time to time. ”

Judis said the house was empty. A few chairs, a bed in each bedroom and laptops are all that they saw in the house. When Judis came to Paddock's house, they did not see any weapons.

“Now I'm really shocked,” said Sharon. "In fact, it really shocked that he might be normal, and then suddenly something like that." Judis confirmed that in a photograph from Vegas is Stephen Paddock, who lived next to them. They said that he did not seem to communicate with anyone else in the neighborhood other than them.

Paddock's former neighbors at his home in Brevard say that Paddock's brother and mother live in Orlando. Records also show that Paddock was the pilot of a small plane. He worked in an aerospace company from 1985 to 1988 for a year, after which she was renamed Lockheed Martin, according to the company. Lockheed Martin is a global aerospace and defense company and is a major manufacturing center for spacecraft in Broward County. Paddock was found dead by Las Vegas police after the shooting, which was the worst in US history.

Family stunned

"We are completely dumbfounded," said Eric Paddock, who lives east of Orlando. "We can not understand what happened."

Eric Paddock said his brother was never cruel. He has never been in the army, had no mental illnesses and was not associated with extremist groups, he said. Orlando santinel.

He added that his brother had several rifles, but not a single machine gun or automatic weapons.

Eric Paddock said he helped his brother move to Las Vegas from Viera in 2015 due to the humid air in Florida. In addition, he loved playing video poker.

According to public information, Paddock had an official hunting and fishing license, as well as a pilot's license. He had two planes. In Nevada, he had no criminal record.

Recall that paddock has opened fire on visitors to a country music festival near the casino Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. According to a local sheriff, more than 50 people died, and about 400 were injured.

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