Las Vegas Shooting

[HarperLeigh]

Death toll is now 58, and injured is 515.

I didn't want to like your post, so I'll acknowledge I read it.

 

[HarperLeigh]

FBI has confirmed shooter has no ties to international terror groups.

 

[Mizzoufan]

Source? That isn't Fox News?

https://www.google.com/amp/nypost.c...ms-responsibility-for-las-vegas-massacre/amp/

 

[Mizzoufan]

FBI has confirmed shooter has no ties to international terror groups.

Link

 

[amberpi]

How can 1 person carry out so much evil in such a short amount of time? Heartbreaking.

 

[HarperLeigh]

Link

NBC news on Twitter..and many other sources.

 

[Mizzoufan]

NBC news on Twitter..and many other sources.

Haven't seen anything yet.

 

[Stitch69]

Link

From Fox News

At this time, federal officials do not see any connection to international terrorism and little is known about Paddock's motivation, sources said. The Islamic State terror group took credit for the Las Vegas shooting, saying the gunman converted to Islam months ago, but provided no evidence back up the claim.


An FBI official said at a news conference the agency has "determined to this point no connection with an international terrorist group."

 

[wonder whisper]

Any motive known yet?
What are the media speculating?

All the reports I am seeing indicate no clear motive has been determined yet. According to NBC, the shooter was going through a divorce. Report also says he had no military background and prior to this attack wasn't even known to friends or family as owning any weapons. Again, investigation is just beginning and be prepared for a lot of speculation disguised as "I just heard reports that...." before we get confirmed facts.

As mentioned by a prior poster, current casualty figures are 58 confirmed dead, 515 wounded. Unfortunately, it is likely the death toll may creep up more given the number of wounded.

 

[BadPinkTink]

FBI has confirmed shooter has no ties to international terror groups.

Link

FBI just stated this on LIVE press conference about 30 minutes ago, I just watched it on SKY NEWS

 

[HarperLeigh]

Haven't seen anything yet.

Easy enough to google. https://twitter.com/nbcnews

 

[wenrob]

Watching the local news, the Sheriff says he was not known to law enforcement and that he killed himself though he was engaged by SWAT in the room.

 

[HarperLeigh]

Watching the local news, the Sheriff says he was not known to law enforcement and that he killed himself though he was engaged by SWAT in the room.

An off duty Vegas police officer was killed, correct?

 

[Mizzoufan]

Easy enough to google. https://twitter.com/nbcnews

But you wanted a link me me that wasn't fox

 

[Magpie]

ISIS's claims might carry a little more weight if they even knew the shooter's name.

While US officials obviously have to investigate every allegation, I think it's frankly ridiculous to even contemplate that Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nevada, who may have recently separated from his Filipino partner/wife, had any connection to ISIS. He sounds more like your standard, embittered loser insert-non-DIS-friendly-term-here, who wanted to go out with a bang.

When some people are miserable, they've just got to make sure they ruin as many other people's lives as possible. Because how dare anyone else be happy, and enjoy life, when they're not.

I'll be interested to see if he left any kind of suicide note.

 

[Mizzoufan]

Just sickening that one person can.be so evil. I'm reading he was shooting people from his hotel room? Is this correct

 

[Stitch69]

An off duty Vegas police officer was killed, correct?

Every story I have read said two were killed

 

[wenrob]

An off duty Vegas police officer was killed, correct?

Yes, he was attending the show.

Every story I have read said two were killed

I only know of the one killed, two others injured, one needed surgery the other was minor injuries. I am behind though. I didn’t want it on while my kids were home because they keep rolling videos of the actual shooting in the background.

 

[Jennasis]

I just don't even know what to say.

 

[wonder whisper]

ISIS's claims might carry a little more weight if they even knew the shooter's name.

While US officials obviously have to investigate every allegation, I think it's frankly ridiculous to even contemplate that Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nevada, who may have recently separated from his Filipino partner/wife, had any connection to ISIS. He sounds more like your standard, embittered loser insert-non-DIS-friendly-term-here, who wanted to go out with a bang.

When some people are miserable, they've just got to make sure they ruin as many other people's lives as possible. Because how dare anyone else be happy, and enjoy life, when they're not.

I'll be interested to see if he left any kind of suicide note.

Re: the wife/partner reference: family and friends of the shooter keep stating she was his partner, but NBC is still reporting he was going through a divorce. Since it is unlikely friends and family were unaware of his marital status, that may indicate there was a triangle thing going on.