Police see no terror ties to Las Vegas mass murderer at this time

Fox News:
A gunman turned a Las Vegas concert into a killing field Sunday night, murdering at least 50 people and injuring more than 200 others in the deadliest mass shooting in modern United States history.

The suspect, who was killed, was identified as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, a resident of Mesquite. Police initially sought a woman believed to be Paddock's roommate, Marilou Danley, as "person of interest." Detectives later made contact with her, and "do not believe she is involved with the shooting on the strip.

Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said the dead gunman is believed to have checked in as a hotel guest, but did not immediately reveal a motive.

Authorities said two on-duty Las Vegas Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers were injured during shooting. One in stable condition after surgery, and the other sustained minor injuries. Two off-duty police officers attending the concert were killed.
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The gunman, who fired down on the Route 91 Harvest Festival from a room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, was killed by police.

Federal law enforcement sources told Fox News that Paddock "was known to local authorities" in Vegas, and multiple weapons were found in his hotel room.

At this time, federal officials do not see any connection to international terrorism and little is known about Paddock's motivation, sources said.
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The shooter's race and ethnicity were not identified.  His girlfriend is said to be from Australia and of Indonesian origin.  His religious affiliation if any was also not disclosed.

Police were able to locate him in the large hotel by the smoke detector in his room which recorded the smoke from his weapons used in the shooting.

Music concerts have become a magnet for mass murder attacks by terrorists in the UK and in Europe.  The number of people killed in this attack was more than the total in the Islamic terrorist attack in the Orlando gay club.

Update:  Police have now identified the shooter as a white male who lived in a retirement community in Mesquite, Nevada.  ISIS has claimed responsibility for the shooting but offered no evidence to support the claim.  Police will probably do some forensic examination of his computer or other electronics to see if he might have some connections.

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