FBI's behavioral analysis unit released the results of its investigation into Stephen Paddock, 64 (pictured with his girlfriend), concluding that the high-stakes gambler was driven by a zeal for infamy and carnage
A high-stakes gambler who rained a hail of gunfire down on a crowd of country music fans, killing 58, took any specific motive for the 2017 attack to his grave, the FBI said Tuesday as it concluded the investigation into the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
The agency found no 'single or clear motivating factor' to explain why Stephen Paddock carried out the attack from his suite in a high-rise casino hotel.
The 64-year-old fatally shot himself as police closed in.
'It wasn't about MGM, Mandalay Bay or a specific casino or venue,' said Aaron Rouse, the special agent in charge of the FBI's Las Vegas office.
'It was all about doing the maximum amount of damage and him obtaining some form of infamy.'
The finding was contained in a long-awaited report compiled by the FBI's Behavior Analysis Unit, a group of experts who spent months examining several factors that might have led to the rampage.
'"This report comes as close to understanding the why as we're ever going to get,' Rouse said.
Almost 900 people were injured during the October 1, 2017, attack on an outdoor country music concert.
Scroll down for video
Stephen's brother, Eric (pictured left in the photo), called him the 'king of microaggression' - narcissistic and detail-oriented
Paddock wanted to die in infamy, inspired in part by his father's reputation as a bank robber who was once on the FBI most wanted list, the report said. In many ways, he was similar to other active shooters the FBI has studied.
His 'decision to murder people while they were being entertained was consistent with his personality,' the report said.
The gunman was not directed or inspired by any group and was not seeking to further any agenda.
He did not leave a manifesto or suicide note, and federal agents believe he had planned to fatally shoot himself after the attack, according to the report.
Paddock, 64, was a retired postal service worker, accountant and real estate investor who owned rental properties and homes in Reno and in a retirement community more than an hour's drive from Las Vegas, held a private pilot's license and liked to gamble tens of thousands of dollars at a time playing high-stakes video poker.
His bank robber father was once on the FBI Most Wanted list, and behavioral specialists believe Paddock was inspired by his dad's reputation and memory.
His younger brother, Eric Paddock, called him the 'king of microaggression' - narcissistic, detail-oriented and maybe bored enough with life to plan an attack that would make him famous.
Investigators say Paddock also showed minimal empathy in his life and his decision to murder people while they were being entertained was consistent with a cruel personality and history of manipulation and duplicity.
The stash of weapons in the inside of Paddock's 32nd floor room of the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas
His ex-wife told investigators that he grew up with a single mom in a financially unstable home and he felt a need to be self-reliant.
Police characterized him as a loner with no religious or political affiliations who began stockpiling weapons about a year before the attack, spent more than $1.5million in the two years before the shooting and distanced himself from his girlfriend and family.
He sent his girlfriend Marilou Danley to visit her family in the Philippines two weeks before the attack and wired her $150,000 while she was there.
Paddock killed himself in his hotel room the day of the massacre but left no note to indicate a motive
Danley, a former casino worker in Reno, returned to the US after the shooting and told authorities that Paddock had complained that he was sick and that doctors told him he had a 'chemical imbalance' and could not cure him.
Danley, who is Catholic, told investigators that Paddock often told her, 'Your God doesn't love me.'
A Reno car salesman told police that in the months before the shooting Paddock told him he was depressed and had relationship troubles, and his doctor offered him antidepressants but told police that Paddock would only accept a prescription for anxiety medication.
Yet Paddock's gambling habits made him a sought-after casino patron. Mandalay Bay employees readily let him use a service elevator to take multiple suitcases to the $590-per-night suite he had been provided for free.
Authorities said he asked for the room, which had a commanding view of the Strip and the Route 91 Harvest Festival concert grounds across the street.
The night of the massacre, Paddock fired more than 1,000 rounds with assault-style rifles in 11 minutes into the crowd of 22,000 country music fans.
FBI says Paddock acted alone when he planned and carried out the October 1, 2017, attack that killed 58 at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip
Most of the rifles were fitted with rapid-fire 'bump stock' devices and high-capacity magazines. Some had bipod braces and scopes. Authorities said Paddock's guns had been legally purchased.
Las Vegas police closed their investigation last August, and Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo declared the police work ended after hundreds of interviews and thousands of hours of investigative work. Lombardo vowed to never again speak Paddock's name in public.
A separate report made public in August involving the Federal Emergency Management Agency found that communications were snarled during and after the shooting. It said police, fire and medical responders were overwhelmed by 911 calls, false reports of other shootings at Las Vegas casinos, and the number of victims.
Hotel security video and police officer body camera recordings made public under court order in a public records lawsuit by media including AP showed police using explosives to blast through the door of the 32nd-floor hotel suite where Paddock was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Clark County coroner ruled his death a suicide.
Paddock left no note providing an explanation.
The volumes of police materials also including written reports and witness accounts provided glimpses of horror, heroism and heart-wrenching drama. They did not provide a motive for Paddock's actions.
Link hienalouca.com This is interesting We are looking for an investor for a project to grow dinosaurs from chicken eggs and relict plants. Necessary amount of investments from 400 000 to 900 000 dollars. For all interested parties, e-mail angocman@gmail.com. This will be very interesting.
https://hienalouca.com/2019/01/30/fbi-concludes-las-vegas-gunman-wanted-to-die-in-infamy/
Main photo article
FBI’s behavioral analysis unit released the results of its investigation into Stephen Paddock, 64 (pictured with his girlfriend), concluding that the high-stakes gambler was driven by a zeal for infamy and carnage
A high-stakes gambler who rained a hail of gunfire down on a crowd of ...
It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
Dianne Reeves US News HienaLouca
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/01/29/18/9143132-6645285-image-m-3_1548787280191.jpg
Комментариев нет:
Отправить комментарий