Vegas Shooter, Stephen Paddock: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Stephen Paddock has been identified as the gunman in the shooting at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas that left more than 20 dead and at least 100 wounded, NBC News reports.

The shooter, a 64-year-old from Mesquite, Nevada, was firing from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel at the festival. Officers responded to that hotel room and engaged the suspect, killing him. They do not believe at this time that there were any other shooters, despite reports of multiple gunmen. Police said they do not have an accurate number of victims yet. Police have not yet released a motive. Paddock does not have any known ties to terrorist organization, NBC’s Pete Williams reports.



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[mnhtnbb]

1. Just heard this on Morning Joe

and supports my conjecture in this thread

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=9659543

[mnhtnbb]

2. Sheriff just said 50 dead and more than 200 wounded

[n2doc]

3. ...and the first comment is that it was "a false flag staged to get rid of the 2nd amendment"

Fucking lunatic gun humpers.

[WinkyDink]

7. Right-Wingers have only one response ever, and it's a variation of: false flag; actors; Clinton.

[tblue37]

4. This is the shooter, according to "The Daily Mail"--though Mediate can't independently

confirm:

[Kittycow]

8. They got that off of Marilou Danley's Facebook page.

This man was in a group shot and DM cropped it out.

Credit goes to DU member who posted a screenshot of her now deleted page that I saw. Sorry I can't remember exactly who.

[Cattledog]

5. No criminal record...lived in a retirement community. CBS News

[WinkyDink]

6. With malice aforethought, he shot up a Country Music crowd.

Makes me wonder, anyway.

[Mendocino]

9. Mesquite NV

is in the Bundybelt. This was just a few miles from Bunkerville.

[LeftInTX]

14. Thought I recognized from Bundy

[brooklynite]

10. How about: NO "fast facts" are needed?

Let's wait for validated information.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. Which fact is in dispute:

Which fact is in dispute:

1. The Shooter Is a ‘Local Individual’ & Police Do Not Believe It Was an ‘Act of Terrorism’ ‘At This Point’


2. Police Were Looking for a ‘Companion’ of the Gunman, Who Lived in the Same Home as Him


3. The Gunman Fired Dozens of Shots, Forcing Singer Jason Aldean Off the Stage & Concertgoers Racing to the Exits


4. Witnesses Say They Heard a Sound Like ‘Fireworks’ & Then Dozens of Gunshots


5. Mandalay Bay & Other Hotels Remain Locked Dow

Thank you in advance.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. ...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029659626#post11

[colsohlibgal]

13. Enough Should Be Enough

Serious, serious gun control should be on the agenda. Would it stop all the carnage...no. But it would seriously drop the body count. However we know the gun nut mantra....not the time to talk about it.