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Paddock's father [[Benjamin Hoskins Paddock]] was a bank robber who was placed on the [[FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives|FBI's most-wanted list]] in 1969 after he escaped from federal prison; he was taken off the list in 1977.<ref>{{cite web |last = Shelbourne |first = Mallory |url = http://thehill.com/homenews/news/353461-vegas-suspects-father-was-notorious-bank-robber-on-fbi-most-wanted-list |title = Las Vegas suspect's father was bank robber on FBI Most Wanted list |work = The Hill |date = October 2, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first1 = David |last1 = Harris |first2 = Michael |last2 = Williams |url = http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-stephen-paddock-las-vegas-shooter-brother-20171002-story.html |title = Accused Las Vegas gunman previously lived in Central Florida, brother says |work = Orlando Sentinel |date = October 2, 2017 }}</ref>
Paddock's father [[Benjamin Hoskins Paddock]] was a bank robber who was placed on the [[FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives|FBI's most-wanted list]] in 1969 after he escaped from federal prison; he was taken off the list in 1977.<ref>{{cite web |last = Shelbourne |first = Mallory |url = http://thehill.com/homenews/news/353461-vegas-suspects-father-was-notorious-bank-robber-on-fbi-most-wanted-list |title = Las Vegas suspect's father was bank robber on FBI Most Wanted list |work = The Hill |date = October 2, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first1 = David |last1 = Harris |first2 = Michael |last2 = Williams |url = http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-stephen-paddock-las-vegas-shooter-brother-20171002-story.html |title = Accused Las Vegas gunman previously lived in Central Florida, brother says |work = Orlando Sentinel |date = October 2, 2017 }}</ref>

== Social media coverage ==
In the hours following the shooting, false information about the shooter's identity and motive, circulated by political fringe websites and internet forums, went [[viral]] on social media. Among others, the conspiracy theorist [[Alex Jones (radio host)|Alex Jones]] tied the shooting to a supposed "Communist takeover of the country", and the far-right website [[The Gateway Pundit]] misidentified the shooter as Geary Danley, a supposed Democratic Party member. [[Google]] and [[Facebook]] were criticized for prominently displaying such [[fake news]] in their search results.<ref name="POLITICO 3 October 2017">{{cite news|last1=Strauss|first1=Ben|last2=Robertson|first2=Derek|title=Misinformation Is the New Normal of Mass Shootings|url=http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/10/02/las-vegas-shooting-fake-news-guns-215670|accessdate=3 October 2017|work=POLITICO Magazine|date=3 October 2017}}</ref>


== Aftermath and reactions ==
== Aftermath and reactions ==

Revision as of 13:33, 3 October 2017

"Las Vegas shooting" redirects here. For other uses, see Las Vegas shooting (disambiguation).
2017 Las Vegas Strip shooting
File:Las Vegas Shooting Map.jpg
Diagram of shooter's view of festival[1]
2017 Las Vegas shooting is located in Las Vegas Strip
Las Vegas Village
Las Vegas Village
Mandalay Bay
Mandalay Bay
2017 Las Vegas shooting is located in Nevada
Las Vegas Village
Las Vegas Village
Mandalay Bay
Mandalay Bay
2017 Las Vegas shooting is located in the United States
Las Vegas Village
Las Vegas Village
Mandalay Bay
Mandalay Bay
LocationLas Vegas Strip, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Coordinates36°5′42″N 115°10′18″W / 36.09500°N 115.17167°W / 36.09500; -115.17167
DateOctober 1, 2017 (2017-10-01)
approx. 10:08–11:58 p.m. (PDT; UTC−07:00)
TargetAudience of the Route 91 Harvest music festival
Attack type
Mass shooting, murder–suicide
Weapons23 firearms[2][3]
Deathsapprox. 60 (including the shooter)
Injuredapprox. 527
PerpetratorStephen Craig Paddock

On October 1, 2017, a mass shooting occurred at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. A gunman opened fire on the open-air festival crowd from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino across Las Vegas Boulevard during the closing performance by singer Jason Aldean.

The shooter was identified as 64-year-old Stephen Craig Paddock, who lived in Mesquite, Nevada. He was found dead in his hotel room with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident surpassed the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting as the deadliest mass shooting in the modern United States, with at least 60 fatalities (including the perpetrator) and 527 injuries.

Background

The Route 91 Harvest country music festival has been held every year since 2014 at Las Vegas Village on a 15-acre (6.1-hectare) lot used for outdoor performances. The lot is 450 meters (490 yards)[4] from the Mandalay Bay hotel in Paradise, Nevada,[5] on the opposite side of Las Vegas Boulevard.[6][1] On October 1, 2017, singer Jason Aldean gave the closing performance of the third and final day of the festival. The event was attended by approximately 22,000 people.[7]

Shooting

Paddock fired weapons into the festival audience from two windows that he had broken on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel.[8][9][10][11] The attack began during Aldean's performance at about 10:08 p.m. PDT.[9][11] Many people in the crowd initially mistook the gunfire for fireworks.[12] The gunfire continued intermittently for around ten minutes.[13]

By around 10:25 pm, a group of officers had reached the hotel's 32nd floor and locked it down.[14] They announced themselves outside Paddock's suite and he fired through the door, wounding a hotel security guard.[15] At around 11:21 pm, police breached the room with explosives.[14] The perpetrator was found dead, having shot himself just before the police entered.[10][16][17][18] At 11:58 p.m. the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said that one suspect was down.[19]

A large quantity of ammunition and 23 firearms were found, including AR-15-style and AK-47-style rifles; two of the rifles were mounted on tripods and were equipped with telescopic sights.[20][21] Audio recordings of the attack indicated the probable use of a bump fire device, according to Massad Ayoob;[22] a bump fire stock was also found in the room.[23][24]

Casualties

At least 59 people were killed,[12] and at least 527 people were injured,[12] some of whom were sent to hospitals that included the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada and Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center.[6][25][26]

Perpetrator

The gunman was identified as Stephen Craig Paddock (April 9, 1953 – October 1, 2017)[27] who had been living in a retirement community in Mesquite, Nevada.[7][28] Police found 16 rifles and one handgun inside the hotel room that Paddock had rented since September 28.[12][29] According to police, Paddock acted alone and his motive is unknown.[17][30][31][32]

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed that its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi inspired the attacker, but an FBI spokeswoman said that the investigators had found "no connection with any international terrorist group."[33] According to federal law, an act of terrorism is an act that is "in furtherance of political or social objectives"; as Paddock’s motives remain unknown, the shooting has not been labeled an act of terrorism.[34] Under Nevada law, a terrorist must intend violence to cause great bodily harm on the general population.[35]

Paddock was a retired accountant and was reportedly affluent.[3] He owned and managed some apartment buildings with his mother.[28] He had previous residences in Reno, Nevada; California; Texas; and Central Florida.[27][36] He had been a licensed private pilot since at least 2003 and had previously owned two small aircraft.[37] He had a fishing license from Alaska.[28]

Police, relatives, and neighbors described Paddock as a gambler.[38] Police said that he had made recent casino transactions in the tens of thousands of dollars, but did not specify whether these transactions were losses or wins.[39]

Paddock's father Benjamin Hoskins Paddock was a bank robber who was placed on the FBI's most-wanted list in 1969 after he escaped from federal prison; he was taken off the list in 1977.[40][41]

Social media coverage

In the hours following the shooting, false information about the shooter's identity and motive, circulated by political fringe websites and internet forums, went viral on social media. Among others, the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones tied the shooting to a supposed "Communist takeover of the country", and the far-right website The Gateway Pundit misidentified the shooter as Geary Danley, a supposed Democratic Party member. Google and Facebook were criticized for prominently displaying such fake news in their search results.[42]

Aftermath and reactions

Main article: Reactions to the Las Vegas concert shooting
The shooting site at Las Vegas Village lies between the Luxor Las Vegas hotel pyramid and the airport. The Mandalay Bay hotel (the gold building) is visible to the right.

A large portion of Las Vegas Boulevard was shut down as police SWAT teams combed the venue and neighboring casinos, hotels, and businesses. McCarran International Airport, immediately southeast of the festival site, was closed for several hours[43] and multiple flights were rerouted or canceled due to the shooting. Some of those escaping the shooting entered the airport property as they fled.[12] At 14:45 on October 2, a state of emergency was declared by Clark County.[44]

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval called the shooting "a tragic and heinous act of violence that has shaken the Nevada family".[45] Via Twitter, President Donald Trump sent his "warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and families of the terrible Las Vegas shooting".[46] In a public press conference the following morning, he declared the shooting an "act of pure evil", a "senseless murder", and a "terrible, terrible attack". He praised the "miraculous" quick response of first responders and announced he would visit them in Las Vegas on October 4, as well as survivors and victims' relatives.[47] Jason Aldean, who was performing when the shooting started, posted his condolences on Instagram and noted that all of those working with him at the show had survived the attack.[48]

Stock prices of firearms manufacturers rose the day after the mass shooting.[49][50]

See also

References

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