President Trump will address the nation at 10:30 AM ET on the mass shooting in Vegas … and TMZ will carry it live. Trump offered his “warmest condolences and sympathies” early Monday morning after 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire to a…
Monday, October 2, 2017
Stephen Paddock: Las Vegas Shooter Identified
This morning, millions awoke to the shocking news that a gunman had taken the lives of 50 civilians and wounded as many as 200 more in Las Vegas.
The terrorist attack, which is now the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, took place at a country music concert while singer Jason Aldean was performing.
Police have identified the shooter as 64-year-old Mesquite, Nevada resident Stephen Paddock.
Paddock, shown above with his “companion,” Marilou Dannley, is believed to have begun his attack at approximately 10:00 pm local time.
He was killed by police in his room at the Mandalay Bay hotel shortly after the attack.
Police were reportedly able to locate Paddock quickly due to the smoke from his weapon setting off hotel fire detectors.
Paddock’s motives for the shooting remain unclear.
Early reports indicate that he was not a member of any militant group, and was not known to hold any extremist political or religious beliefs.
Dannley, who lived with Paddock in Mesquite, was apprehended for questioning at 3:40 this morning.
Police have described her as a “person of interest.”
It is not currently known if she’s being treated as an accomplice in the attack.
Several guns, including at least 8 rifles, were found in the room rented by Paddock and Dannley.
“We have no idea what his belief system was,” Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said during a press briefing.
“Right now, we believe he was the sole aggressor, and the scene is static.”
With 50 dead and more than 400 reported injured by local hospitals, the killing spree surpasses the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting as the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
Several media outlets have reported that this is America’s 273rd mass shooting in 2017, and it took place on the 273rd day of the year, meaning, of course, that the United States now averages one mass shooting per year.
Our thoughts go out to the loved ones of those killed and wounded in this tragic and infurating attack.
We will have further updates on this story as more information becomes available.
Emergency Police Audio, "Active Shooter, People Down"
The frantic police audio during the Vegas massacre underscores the terror at the venue as bullets rained down into the crowd. You hear law enforcement in the audio frantically screaming as they determined the shots are coming from an upstairs room…
Las Vegas Shooting: Celebrities React to Terrorist Attack
Early this morning, news broke of a horrifying mass shooting in Las Vegas, one that is now the largest mass shooting in modern American history.
Current estimates list more than 50 dead victims and more than 400 people injured by the gunman, who opened fire from his hotel room and unleashed terror and death upon the innocents below.
We still know only a limited amount of information about 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, the shooter who has been identified as having committed this terrorist act before reportedly taking his own life.
But you don"t need to know why people were massacred to reach out and share prayers and condolences.
Some people, celebrities included, went to bed before the news broke. Some of them still haven"t awoken to learn what has happened.
We"ve seen people tweeting about this as soon as they awoke this morning.
Some tweeted last night, when this was still an active shooter situation. Social media spreads information very, very quickly.
A lot of celebrities have spoken out, even so early in the morning. Including Jason Aldean, whose show has been playing so very close to where the shooting took place.
1. Barack Obama
President Obama may no longer be in office, but he uses his voice and his platform to lend sympathy for those who deserve it.
2. Jason Aldean
The shooting almost immediately followed Jason Aldean’s music.
3. Chloe Grace Moretz
Chloe Grace Moretz may be young, but she’s active in politics and also full of compassion, as you can see.
4. Kourtney Kardashian
Even the Kardashians have feelings. This terrible act affects us all.
5. Paris Jackson
We don’t need to tell you that Michael Jackson’s daughter is famously spiritual or that she cares about people.
6. Celine Dion
You don’t have to be American for this to cut you to your core
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