Stephen Paddock
Stephen Paddock | |
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Paddock in an undated family photo | |
| Born | Stephen Craig Paddock April 9, 1953 Clinton, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | October 1, 2017 (aged 64) Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide by gunshot |
| Known for | Perpetrator of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting |
| Relatives | Benjamin Hoskins Paddock (father) |
| Details | |
| Date | October 1, 2017 ≈ 10:05 – 10:15 pm |
| Locations | Las Vegas Strip, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| Target | Route 91 Harvest music festival audience |
| Killed | 60 (including two people who died in 2019 and 2020)[1][2] |
| Injured | ≈ 867 (413+ by gunfire or shrapnel)[3][4] |
Stephen Craig Paddock[5] (April 9, 1953 – October 1, 2017)[6] was an American mass murderer who perpetrated the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. Paddock opened fire into a crowd of about 22,000 concertgoers attending a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip, killing 60 people[a] and injuring approximately 867 (at least 413 of whom were wounded by gunfire).[7][8] Paddock killed himself in his hotel room following the shooting.[1] The incident is the deadliest mass shooting by a lone shooter in United States history. Paddock's motive remains officially undetermined,[9] and the possible factors are the subject of speculation.
Paddock was a real-estate investor, property manager, accountant, private pilot and video poker gambler who lived in Mesquite, Nevada.[10]
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- ^ Tavernise, Sabrina; Kovaleski, Serge F.; Turkewitz, Julie (October 7, 2017). "Who Was Stephen Paddock? The Mystery of a Nondescript 'Numbers Guy'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
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