The brother of Stephen Paddock, the suspected gunman in the shooting deaths of at least 50 people at a Las Vegas concert, said he cannot understand his brother's motive.
Paddock, 64, of nearby Mesquite, Nev., fired shots at concertgoers from a hotel room in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Sunday night, police said.
At least 10 firearms were found in the room.
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Paddock, 64, of nearby Mesquite, Nev., fired shots at concertgoers from a hotel room in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Sunday night, police said.
- He was found in his hotel room, dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
At least 10 firearms were found in the room.
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US President Donald Trump has described a mass shooting in Las Vegas, in which 58 people were killed and over 500 injured, as an "act of pure evil".
ReplyDeletePolice have confirmed that the death toll has risen from 50 to 58, and the number of injured stands at 515.
A gunman began shooting from the 32nd floor of a hotel during a country music festival for several minutes, before taking his own life.
In a televised address to the nation, Mr Trump said that he will travel to Las Vegas on Wednesday.
He said: "Last night a gunman opened fire on a large crowd at a country music concert in Las Vegas, Nevada. He brutally murdered more than 50 people and was an act of pure evil."
The death toll makes the attack the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history, eclipsing last year's massacre of 49 people at an Orlando night club.