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| Stephen Paddock's brother speaks out after worst mass shooting in US history: 'We're horrified' | Stephen Paddock's brother speaks out after worst mass shooting in US history: 'We're horrified' |
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| The brother of Stephen Paddock, the suspected gunman in the Las Vegas shooting that killed more than 50 people, has said that his family have been left stunned by the news. “We have no idea. We're horrified. We're bewildered and our condolences go out to the victims,” Eric Paddock said in a brief telephone interview with Reuters, his voice trembling. “We have no idea in the world.” | The brother of Stephen Paddock, the suspected gunman in the Las Vegas shooting that killed more than 50 people, has said that his family have been left stunned by the news. “We have no idea. We're horrified. We're bewildered and our condolences go out to the victims,” Eric Paddock said in a brief telephone interview with Reuters, his voice trembling. “We have no idea in the world.” |
| Police believe Mr Paddock shot himself just ahead of their arrival. He allegedly shot down from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Hotel at a crowd of 22,000 people attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival on the famous Vegas Strip. | |
| Country music star Jason Aldean was performing on stage at the time of the shooting, around 10 pm local time. | |
| Mr Paddock is from Mesquite, Nevada approximately 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas. | |
| NBC News has reported he was known to local police, though the details are unknown at this time. Mr Paddock had over ten rifles in his hotel room, where he had reportedly checked in three days ago, according to Sheriff Joseph Lombardo. | |
| Las Vegas Police have not called this a terrorism event, however it may qualify as one under Nevada state law. | |
| The law defines terrorism in the state as any event that "is intended to...cause great bodily harm or death to the general population." | |
| Police are searching for a companion of Mr Paddock's, Marlilou Danley, who they have said is a petite Asian woman who was travelling with Mr Paddock. | |
| Their exact relationship and what role she may have played in the shooting is unclear at this time. | |
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