586 dead or wounded.

[Voltaire2]

This is incomprehensible.

[Blue_Adept]

1. Not all injuries are related to being shot

Unless something changed that I missed.

[Voltaire2]

5. good point.

The ones not directly shot were "collateral damage" from the shooting.

[maxsolomon]

2. I thought there were panic/trampling injuries as well.

?

[BannonsLiver]

3. This is the one I've been dreading most

Man with automatic weapons unlimited ammo and the high ground. It's about the most dangerous scenario there is. Not unlike the University of Texas incident many years ago though he didn't have fully automatic weapons.

[Johnny2X2X]

15. Terror

I am afraid that terrorists will use this as an example. There are festivals all the time all over the world near hotels. If you got unlimited ammo and a few bad actors it could be much much worse.

[Shrike47]

4. I believe many were trampled or otherwise injured trying to get away.

[malaise]

10. They were trying to get away from the gunshots

Same damned difference to me

[lpbk2713]

6. He would have had to make several trips ...

to get that much guns and ammo up to his room. And no one noticed?

[Cattledog]

9. He checked in with 10 suitcases. Not unusual.

[malaise]

11. Ten suitcases not unusual?

WTF!!!

[Blue_Roses]

12. 10 Suitcases?

Seriously? Good grief...

That is definitely not normal.

[Cattledog]

14. For someone who had 2 rooms booked. No.

Most visitors are on vacation with family etc. So multiple pieces of luggage would not trigger any alarm.

[JI7]

13. Vegas holds many shows and events so it's probably not unusual for people to check in with many bags

And things they will use while there.

[D_Master81]

16. why?

why do people think this should've stood out so much? He checked in multiple days ahead of time. If he walked into the hotel carrying 1 suitcase multiple times each day and went up to his room no one would've thought a thing. There were probably hundreds if not thousands of guests. Do you think the hotel staff are eyeballing every person coming in? hind sight as they say is 20/20.

[ffr]

7. If this was a war battle, it would be one thing

But this was civilians during peacetime, killed by one of their own, from their own state even.

[CanonRay]

8. It's like two freaking plane crashes

When is enough, enough