He was a ‘quiet, caring man’, says girlfriend

When a Swat team stormed the room where Paddock had been staying since Sept 28, they found he had killed himself. As of midday Wednesday, there was no indication she was aware of Paddock’s plans, they said.

Room 32135, the suite from which Paddock fired, has striking, unobstructed views of the Las Vegas Strip, according to videos from two guests who stayed in the room previous year.

Aldean said in his posting that he doesn’t understand “why a person would want to take the life of another”.

City officials have made an urgent appeal for blood donors as around 527 people injured in the shooting are treated in hospitals across Nevada.

Also, the weekend before the Las Vegas bloodbath, Paddock had rented a high-rise condo in a Las Vegas building that overlooked the Life is attractive alternative music festival, Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said Tuesday.

Officers recovered 19 firearms, explosives and ammo from Stephen Paddock’s home in Mesquite, Nevada, hours after discovering 23 guns in his room at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino from which he attacked the concertgoers.

Authorities in the Philippines had communicated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the US Department of Homeland Security regarding her travel, the spokeswoman said.

They show weapons with large magazines and bullet casings scattered on the floor around them.

He said there was evidence that Paddock tried to survive and escape.

“Assuming she had no role in his actions, the most important thing is any light she can shed on Paddock’s motive”, said one official, who spoke about the investigation on condition of anonymity. Among his weapons were an AR-15, an AK-47, four Daniel Defense DDM4 rifles, three FN-15s and more.

Senior US officials have discounted these claims, saying there is no evidence connecting Paddock with worldwide terror groups.

Danley’s sisters told CNN affiliate Seven Network Australia that Paddock encouraged her to leave the United States last month.

Lombard said his client was cooperating fully with authorities.

Las Vegas Sheriff Joseph Lombardo gives out details on the mass shooting in on the Las Vegas Strip.

More background information on the shooter is also coming to light.

Authorities are still trying to figure out what motivated Paddock, who has no evident criminal history, to carry out the shooting.

The presence of cameras inside the suite Paddock was shooting from would indicate it’s possible that there is footage of him carrying out the attack.

Former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who survived a shooting six years ago, called for political leaders in Washington to introduce tougher gun laws following the Las Vegas attack.