Police say FBI found vehicle in Reno search
The Islamic State terrorist group claimed Thursday that he converted to radical Islam six months ago.
Twelve of his rifles were fitted with so-called bump stocks, officials said, allowing the guns to be fired nearly as though they were automatic weapons. “Helping them would’ve meant that we got shot, too”.
“We have looked at literally everything.”
“We have not stopped and we will nto stop until we have the truth”, McMahill promised.
Undersheriff McMahill said it was unusual to have so few clues five days after a mass shooting.
He acknowledged the frustration of the investigation, noting that perpetrators of planned-out attacks typically make their intentions clear in a note, social media post or phone call.
No motive has yet been found for the killing, however Paddock is confirmed to have been taking an anti-anxiety medication Valium at the time of the attack.
Paddock placed cameras in the peep hole of his room along with a camera in the hallway that allowed him to watch as police approached his room.
“All of this craziness could have happened to me and a lot of people I know that also attended Lollapalooza”, said Columbia College student Jake Eisendrath.
Like the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, Lollapalooza gathered a crowd of thousands of people.
In a new disclosure, authorities said two bullets Paddock fired struck a large jet fuel storage tank at the edge of the city’s main airport, about a block from the concert grounds, indicating an apparent attempt by the gunman to create even greater havoc. But they can also give away the shooter’s position.
The gunman’s hotel room was on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel with a flawless view of the concert grounds where more than 20,000 people had gathered some 400 yards away for the Route 91 Harvest Musical Festival before Paddock launched his attack.
A federal official said authorities are looking into the possibility Paddock planned additional attacks, including a vehicle bombing.
Investigators believe the Las Vegas mass shooter hired a prostitute in the days leading up to the massacre, according to an official briefed by federal law enforcement.
The keycard used to open the hotel room door also appears to have been used when Paddock’s auto had left the casino carpark.