Paddock, born 4/9/1953, lived in a three-year-old, 396,000 dollar (£297,554) two-bedroom home in Nevada, US records show.
According to his brother Eric: "he's just a guy who played video poker and took cruises and ate burritos at Taco Bell."
Stephen was described by officials as a "local man" who apparently acted alone.
He is thought to have been a grandad.
He previously worked as an accountant but was also an avid real estate investor.
He owned apartments and houses around Orlando, Florida.
His brother Eric said: ""My brother is not like you and me. He plays high-stakes video poker.
"He sends me a text that says he won $ 250,000 at the casino."
However, there was no hint he owed anyone money as his brother even showed authorities three years of text messages today.
Posted by lisabethur8I was awake when the news broke, I just thought, wow a few people got shot that sucks, then went to sleep. When I woke up, I found out the major casualties, that REALLY sucks, and I share my condolences too.
i was watching the CNN coverage on it just now...
my condolences to those who lost loved ones.
Posted by ellesbelles*cheers*
@justagirl
We had a Starbucks adventure together.....you are now a permanent fixture in my life...lol
Posted by justagirlOr if they will shoot up a place cuz you didn't lol
Tell people you love them, you never know if you will lose that chance.
Posted by enfant_terribleNot funny dude.Posted by justagirlOr if they will shoot up a place cuz you didn't lol
Tell people you love them, you never know if you will lose that chance.click to expand
Posted by bittercupcakeinteresting theory, will see if anyone else believes in this on other sites.
I don't think he was the only shooter or 'the' shooter. Watching the videos and listening to the audio - it sounds like there was more than one weapon being fired. Plus there are so many inconsistencies ...
Posted by rabidtalkerThey claim it's echoes but I dunno man, those widows are super far apart and yes it was a huge suite of rooms but running back and forth? Ya there is gaps in the gunfire but not sure it's enough to account for that distance.Posted by bittercupcakeinteresting theory, will see if anyone else believes in this on other sites.
I don't think he was the only shooter or 'the' shooter. Watching the videos and listening to the audio - it sounds like there was more than one weapon being fired. Plus there are so many inconsistencies ...click to expand
Posted by topesI don't think he was candid at all. I thought he was avoidant and nervous.
His brother seemed somewhat candid when interviewed about the situation.
Strange..
Posted by LittleFairyWhat do you mean?
i wonder did the fact he was a high roller mean he was left to do as he pleased a bit...
Posted by LadyNeptuneAgreed ...but a different kind of terrorism perhaps
I'm sickened how the news is constantly saying "this was not a terrorist attack". Bullshit.
Just cause the shooter doesn't fit your rhetoric of brown skin does not mean this wasn't terroism. Uggghhh 😩😩😩
Posted by LadyNeptuneRight?
I'm sickened how the news is constantly saying "this was not a terrorist attack". Bullshit.
Just cause the shooter doesn't fit your rhetoric of brown skin does not mean this wasn't terroism. Uggghhh 😩😩😩
Posted by Ram416No it's not ...not in hotels i have worked in them here ...metal detectors and screening at doors are routine here ..dunno about the states ..plus people watch for suspicious baggage etc ..Posted by LittleFairyWhat do you mean?
i wonder did the fact he was a high roller mean he was left to do as he pleased a bit...
If he worked alone, it's very easy to go undetected. There is little to almost no risk of a "leakage" of info.click to expand
Posted by bittercupcakeSweetie, that was the echos. That and the speed of sound vs distance involved.
I don't think he was the only shooter or 'the' shooter. Watching the videos and listening to the audio - it sounds like there was more than one weapon being fired. Plus there are so many inconsistencies ...
Posted by LittleFairy
They have cctv rooms ....cameras would have seen a guy walking with a gun ..and he would not have been able to get on the roof ..
Posted by LittleFairyYou've worked in Vegas hotels?Posted by Ram416No it's not ...not in hotels i have worked in them here ...metal detectors and screening at doors are routine here ..dunno about the states ..plus people watch for suspicious baggage etc ..Posted by LittleFairyWhat do you mean?
i wonder did the fact he was a high roller mean he was left to do as he pleased a bit...
If he worked alone, it's very easy to go undetected. There is little to almost no risk of a "leakage" of info.click to expand
Posted by LittleFairyVegas casinos/hotels have very few metal detectors. The Las Vegas strip has 31 casinos/hotels along the Las Vegas Blvd.Posted by Ram416No it's not ...not in hotels i have worked in them here ...metal detectors and screening at doors are routine here ..dunno about the states ..plus people watch for suspicious baggage etc ..Posted by LittleFairyWhat do you mean?
i wonder did the fact he was a high roller mean he was left to do as he pleased a bit...
If he worked alone, it's very easy to go undetected. There is little to almost no risk of a "leakage" of info.click to expand
Posted by LittleFairyHe was in one of the suites on the 32nd floor. not the roof. He didn't walk through the casino/hotel with guns in the open, he brought them inside luggage.
They have cctv rooms ....cameras would have seen a guy walking with a gun ..and he would not have been able to get on the roof ..
Posted by Ram416Having a co-operative doesn't leak info ...you don't know what or who the other cell is ...they don't know you or what you do ...you just know how you are trained..Posted by LittleFairyWhat do you mean?
i wonder did the fact he was a high roller mean he was left to do as he pleased a bit...
If he worked alone, it's very easy to go undetected. There is little to almost no risk of a "leakage" of info.click to expand
Posted by rockyroadicecreamCalm down. Irish hotels. They have them here. I was surprised you don't have them there. We have them at concerts here too..Posted by LittleFairyYou've worked in Vegas hotels?Posted by Ram416No it's not ...not in hotels i have worked in them here ...metal detectors and screening at doors are routine here ..dunno about the states ..plus people watch for suspicious baggage etc ..Posted by LittleFairyWhat do you mean?
i wonder did the fact he was a high roller mean he was left to do as he pleased a bit...
If he worked alone, it's very easy to go undetected. There is little to almost no risk of a "leakage" of info.
Yeah, that's what I thought.
You're doing that foreigner shit you just said people do in Ireland. Stop pls. Kthx.click to expand
Posted by justagirlI find that incredible. Any big public event and a lot of public places have them ...lighting cameras etcPosted by LittleFairyVegas casinos/hotels have very few metal detectors. The Las Vegas strip has 31 casinos/hotels along the Las Vegas Blvd.Posted by Ram416No it's not ...not in hotels i have worked in them here ...metal detectors and screening at doors are routine here ..dunno about the states ..plus people watch for suspicious baggage etc ..Posted by LittleFairyWhat do you mean?
i wonder did the fact he was a high roller mean he was left to do as he pleased a bit...
If he worked alone, it's very easy to go undetected. There is little to almost no risk of a "leakage" of info.
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Posted by justagirlHe mounted cameras though...outside the room ..Posted by LittleFairyHe was in one of the suites on the 32nd floor. not the roof. He didn't walk through the casino/hotel with guns in the open, he brought them inside luggage.
They have cctv rooms ....cameras would have seen a guy walking with a gun ..and he would not have been able to get on the roof ..click to expand
Posted by LittleFairyThe concert venues have them, and yes you get patted down, bags checked, etc etc that's the norm everywhere for the most part.Posted by justagirlI find that incredible. Any big public event and a lot of public places have them ...lighting cameras etcPosted by LittleFairyVegas casinos/hotels have very few metal detectors. The Las Vegas strip has 31 casinos/hotels along the Las Vegas Blvd.Posted by Ram416No it's not ...not in hotels i have worked in them here ...metal detectors and screening at doors are routine here ..dunno about the states ..plus people watch for suspicious baggage etc ..Posted by LittleFairyWhat do you mean?
i wonder did the fact he was a high roller mean he was left to do as he pleased a bit...
If he worked alone, it's very easy to go undetected. There is little to almost no risk of a "leakage" of info.
Even our main university UCD was built in design to counter terrorist attack ..click to expand
Posted by LittleFairynot sure if this will help explain better. it was from one of the local papers herePosted by justagirlHe mounted cameras though...outside the room ..Posted by LittleFairyHe was in one of the suites on the 32nd floor. not the roof. He didn't walk through the casino/hotel with guns in the open, he brought them inside luggage.
They have cctv rooms ....cameras would have seen a guy walking with a gun ..and he would not have been able to get on the roof ..click to expand
Posted by justagirlThat's what I thought ...left to his own ..you have to let maids in here ..they would know something was up if you didn't ..usually it's prostitution or drugs though..Posted by LittleFairynot sure if this will help explain better. it was from one of the local papers herePosted by justagirlHe mounted cameras though...outside the room ..Posted by LittleFairyHe was in one of the suites on the 32nd floor. not the roof. He didn't walk through the casino/hotel with guns in the open, he brought them inside luggage.
They have cctv rooms ....cameras would have seen a guy walking with a gun ..and he would not have been able to get on the roof ..
he had a huge suite of rooms and from what they reported he had cameras near the door to the bedrooms and in the rooms itself. Still unsure about outisde.
All that has been reported is that he had cameras, the fbi has them currently. This whole thing is just crazy and it sounds as if he wasn't having maids or anyone inside, there was a food cart left outside the main room door.click to expand
Posted by LittleFairyNaw, you hang a do not disturb sign on the door and they will leave you be. Many folks come to vegas to have a good time and they party late into the night, so they do that so they can sleep in etc. Order roomn service and they will leave it at the door if that is your request or just give you the cart at the door itself. then you leave it outside to be picked up later.Posted by justagirlThat's what I thought ...left to his own ..you have to let maids in here ..they would know something was up if you didn't ..usually it's prostitution or drugs though..Posted by LittleFairynot sure if this will help explain better. it was from one of the local papers herePosted by justagirlHe mounted cameras though...outside the room ..Posted by LittleFairyHe was in one of the suites on the 32nd floor. not the roof. He didn't walk through the casino/hotel with guns in the open, he brought them inside luggage.
They have cctv rooms ....cameras would have seen a guy walking with a gun ..and he would not have been able to get on the roof ..
he had a huge suite of rooms and from what they reported he had cameras near the door to the bedrooms and in the rooms itself. Still unsure about outisde.
All that has been reported is that he had cameras, the fbi has them currently. This whole thing is just crazy and it sounds as if he wasn't having maids or anyone inside, there was a food cart left outside the main room door.click to expand
Posted by LittleFairyNo one asked for your advice...Posted by LadyNeptuneAgreed ...but a different kind of terrorism perhaps
I'm sickened how the news is constantly saying "this was not a terrorist attack". Bullshit.
Just cause the shooter doesn't fit your rhetoric of brown skin does not mean this wasn't terroism. Uggghhh 😩😩😩
He has no guerilla vision which we can dilute or neutralize and certainly no supporters.
Guerilla warfare's key tactic is local support if they feel they don't have it they become afraid. So locals condemn and get aggressive media campaigns support alternative or matching visions.
What was he afraid of and what was his vision?
My advice to Americans is to make clear all Americans think this man is disgusting and as a tribe he is your enemy and not one of you. It will dissuade a forming vision built on anger or apathy.
Also that you are garnering support from the hotel industry in preempting this.click to expand
Posted by LittleFairyHave you ever been to vegas?? How bout any American hotel?Posted by justagirlThat's what I thought ...left to his own ..you have to let maids in here ..they would know something was up if you didn't ..usually it's prostitution or drugs though..Posted by LittleFairynot sure if this will help explain better. it was from one of the local papers herePosted by justagirlHe mounted cameras though...outside the room ..Posted by LittleFairyHe was in one of the suites on the 32nd floor. not the roof. He didn't walk through the casino/hotel with guns in the open, he brought them inside luggage.
They have cctv rooms ....cameras would have seen a guy walking with a gun ..and he would not have been able to get on the roof ..
he had a huge suite of rooms and from what they reported he had cameras near the door to the bedrooms and in the rooms itself. Still unsure about outisde.
All that has been reported is that he had cameras, the fbi has them currently. This whole thing is just crazy and it sounds as if he wasn't having maids or anyone inside, there was a food cart left outside the main room door.click to expand
Posted by LittleFairyGuys he had daddy issues. It all makes sense now.
They are saying he may have left a note.It has been suggested debts, a relationship collapse, or his family history may have contributed to the his drive to kill.
His Dad was a bank robber ..not a loving stable environment.
Posted by LittleFairyHow exactly would they have caught him alive??? He had an array of machine guns on him. They would have shot him dead. Duh.Posted by Ram416Having a co-operative doesn't leak info ...you don't know what or who the other cell is ...they don't know you or what you do ...you just know how you are trained..Posted by LittleFairyWhat do you mean?
i wonder did the fact he was a high roller mean he was left to do as he pleased a bit...
If he worked alone, it's very easy to go undetected. There is little to almost no risk of a "leakage" of info.
You can think of a collective as ..Isis ..or the green book ..or the info being disseminated illegally without care etc...
The truth is ...he didn't not act alone...but those who aided him did not know what they were doing. But were careless.
He exploited people's ignorance about him. He exploited ignorance about his plans.
He was also comfortable people would be ignorant.
He shot himself .....obv to avoid the disappointment of arrest...disappointment on being arrested is a huge deterrent ..not because of fear of prison ..but the DOWNER affect ...it breaks people
If they had caught him alive ..it would have deterred other shooters...shrink him ....propagandaclick to expand
Posted by LadyNeptunePosted by LittleFairyNo one asked for your advice...Posted by LadyNeptuneAgreed ...but a different kind of terrorism perhaps
I'm sickened how the news is constantly saying "this was not a terrorist attack". Bullshit.
Just cause the shooter doesn't fit your rhetoric of brown skin does not mean this wasn't terroism. Uggghhh 😩😩😩
He has no guerilla vision which we can dilute or neutralize and certainly no supporters.
Guerilla warfare's key tactic is local support if they feel they don't have it they become afraid. So locals condemn and get aggressive media campaigns support alternative or matching visions.
What was he afraid of and what was his vision?
My advice to Americans is to make clear all Americans think this man is disgusting and as a tribe he is your enemy and not one of you. It will dissuade a forming vision built on anger or apathy.
Also that you are garnering support from the hotel industry in preempting this.
Wtf is guerilla warfare? And wtf does it have to do with this topic??!
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Posted by LadyNeptuneYes it will.Posted by LittleFairyPosted by LadyNeptuneAgreed ...but a different kind of terrorism perhaps
I'm sickened how the news is constantly saying "this was not a terrorist attack". Bullshit.
Just cause the shooter doesn't fit your rhetoric of brown skin does not mean this wasn't terroism. Uggghhh 😩😩😩
He has no guerilla vision which we can dilute or neutralize and certainly no supporters.
Guerilla warfare's key tactic is local support if they feel they don't have it they become afraid. So locals condemn and get aggressive media campaigns support alternative or matching visions.
What was he afraid of and what was his vision?
My advice to Americans is to make clear all Americans think this man is disgusting and as a tribe he is your enemy and not one of you. It will dissuade a forming vision built on anger or apathy.
Also that you are garnering support from the hotel industry in preempting this.
Calling a dead man disgusting isn't going to change what happened or keep it from happening again. Nice try Bambi.click to expand
Posted by LittleFairy
But condemnation and stigmatizing him from local support among gun people will actually make people feel they need to watch collectively what is going on in their community.
Posted by bmoon8There was a LOT of planning.
Then that means it wasn't planned and he acted on impulse.
Posted by LadyNeptunePosted by LittleFairyHow exactly would they have caught him alive??? He had an array of machine guns on him. They would have shot him dead. Duh.Posted by Ram416Having a co-operative doesn't leak info ...you don't know what or who the other cell is ...they don't know you or what you do ...you just know how you are trained..Posted by LittleFairyWhat do you mean?
i wonder did the fact he was a high roller mean he was left to do as he pleased a bit...
If he worked alone, it's very easy to go undetected. There is little to almost no risk of a "leakage" of info.
You can think of a collective as ..Isis ..or the green book ..or the info being disseminated illegally without care etc...
The truth is ...he didn't not act alone...but those who aided him did not know what they were doing. But were careless.
He exploited people's ignorance about him. He exploited ignorance about his plans.
He was also comfortable people would be ignorant.
He shot himself .....obv to avoid the disappointment of arrest...disappointment on being arrested is a huge deterrent ..not because of fear of prison ..but the DOWNER affect ...it breaks people
If they had caught him alive ..it would have deterred other shooters...shrink him ....propagandaclick to expand
Posted by Sagiluv27Posted by rabidtalkerHim and his father were mentally ill.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/las-vegas-shooter-mandalay-bay-11274824
this guy is puzzling, no one knows why he did what he did, he had a good life, lots of money, retired, lady friends. But something turned sideways in his head and now here he are. anyways...Paddock, born 4/9/1953, lived in a three-year-old, 396,000 dollar (£297,554) two-bedroom home in Nevada, US records show.
According to his brother Eric: "he's just a guy who played video poker and took cruises and ate burritos at Taco Bell."
Stephen was described by officials as a "local man" who apparently acted alone.
He is thought to have been a grandad.
He previously worked as an accountant but was also an avid real estate investor.
He owned apartments and houses around Orlando, Florida.
His brother Eric said: ""My brother is not like you and me. He plays high-stakes video poker.
"He sends me a text that says he won $ 250,000 at the casino."
However, there was no hint he owed anyone money as his brother even showed authorities three years of text messages today.
until we find more info, this is the weirdest massacre yet. and oh yeah ISIS falsely claimed it ASAP.
Money doesn't always fix illnessclick to expand