Prior to shots on a Countrymusikkonzert in Las Vegas with 58 dead, presumed shooter Stephen Paddock had booked more rooms in high-floor buildings overlooking two or music festivals. Thus, in August, paddock reserved a room in Chicago from which one could look at Lollapalooza festival. The fact that paddock was actually in Chicago at time of festival, according to investigators, has been keineAnhaltspunkte.

In addition, at weekend before attack in Las Vegas, Paddock had already purchased an apartment in city. He booked an apartment in a building with 21 floors via apartment placement page AirBnB. From re, festival life has been Beautifuleinzusehen, said sheriff of Las Vegas, Joseph Lombardo. According to investigators, Diesevorangegangenen bookings suggest that paddock attacks had taken place in two places.

Paddock's girlfriend calls him a "loving" man

On Wednesday, FBI agents heard Paddock's girlfriend, 62-year-old Marilou Danley. At time of attack, Danley stopped in ir homeland, DenPhilippinen. From re she was returned on Tuesday and received by FBI. That paddock "was planning a violent crime against anyone", you never came to mind, SagteDanley: "He never said anything to me or did something that I alsWarnung could have understood that such a horrible passierenwürde".

She stated that Paddock was known as a "friendly, loving, silent man" and hoped to have a "quiet gemeinsameZukunft" with him. Marilou Danley is not considered a suspect, but is classified as a "person of interest". After interrogation she was not detained.

Before fatal assault, Paddock had transferred 100,000 dollars to his girlfriend's on account. Danleys lawyer said his Mandantinhabe was delighted with money with which y kaufenwollte ir family a house. Later, however, she worried that paddock could end relationship with Ihrmöglicherweise. The two are supposed to have met at a casino in Reno, Nevada. There, Danley had worked as a hostess.

In offender's car, investigators find 23 kilos of explosives

In hotel room in Las Vegas, where a police commando had found PensioniertenBuchhalter paddock dead, investigators found 23 firearms. In total, Paddock 47 has deposited firearms in various places. Sheriff Lombardoäußerte's guess, paddock prepared deed Möglicherweisenicht alone. The large quantities of material transported legtennahe that he was "at a time of profitierthat help," said chief of police.

In addition, Lombardo announced that perpetrator Vermutlichnicht had planned to kill himself from outset. Two Kamerassollen on a trolley in hallway in front of hotel room on 32 floor of Mandalay Bay Hotel Installiertworden. That was reported by CNN Channel. Anor camera was imGuckloch door. Paddock "did to diesemZeitpunkt all his possible to see how he could still flee," said DerSheriff. When he didn't seem to be able to do that, he shot himself. In paddocks car in hotel car park, investigators had found just under 23 kilos of explosives more 1,600 rounds of ammunition. Which motive shooter may have traded is still unclear.

The American presidential couple visited Las Vegas on Wednesday. Donald Trumplobte The use of auxiliary forces and spoke to those affected his Solidaritätaus. The US is a "nation in mourning," said US president.

Does weapons lobby NRA talk to you?

The political scope of Las Vegas Habenwird has yet to be seen. An intensification of GültigenWaffengesetze is discussed. MehrereSenatoren of Republicans, who so far have strictly opposed any curbing of concept free access to firearms, signaled to want to speak at least about dasVerbot of remodeling devices. So that könnenhalbautomatische weapons are legally converted to automatic weapons that are banned outside police and military.

Also White House and Diemächtige Arms lobby group NRA showed mselves ready to talk about legality of device. "We're any case open to this discussion," said spokeswoman of White House, Sarah Huckabee Sanders. They welcome NRA's opinion as well. The arms lobby stated that DieUmbauvorrichtungen should be subject to additional conditions and be reviewed by ZuständigenBundesbehörden.

However, NRA rejected a furr tightening of right to arms. "Law-abiding Americans, on basis of a crime by a madman to ban arms, will not help prevent future attacks," it said in statement.

Date Of Update: 06 October 2017, 12:06