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Wednesday 4 OctOber 2017

Investigators want to talk to Vegas gunman’s girlfriend

By KEN RITTER their focus from the shoot- major trigger in his life — a
MIKE BALSAMO er’s perch to the festival great loss, a breakup, or
Associated Press grounds outside the Man- maybe he just found out
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Investi- dalay Bay hotel casino he has a terminal disease.”
gators trying to figure out where his victims fell. Clemente said a “psycho-
why Stephen Paddock A dozen investigators, most logical autopsy” may be
gunned down 59 people in FBI jackets and all wear- necessary to try to establish
from his high-rise hotel suite ing blue booties to avoid the motive for the attack. If
are analyzing his computer contaminating the scene, the suicide didn’t destroy
and cellphone, looking at documented evidence Paddock’s brain, experts
casino surveillance foot- at the site where gunfire may even find a neurologi-
age and seeking to inter- rained down Sunday night cal disorder or malforma-
view his girlfriend. and country music gave tion, he said.
Nearly two days after the way to screams of pain He said there could even
deadliest mass shooting in and terror. be a genetic component
modern U.S. history, what “Shoes, baby strollers, to the slaughter: Pad-
set off the 64-year-old high- chairs, sunglasses, purses. dock’s father was a bank
rolling gambler and retired Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, center, responds to a ques- The whole field was just robber who was on the
accountant remained a tion during a media briefing at the Las Vegas Metro Police littered with things,” said FBI’s most-wanted list in the
big question mark Tues- headquarters in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. Nevada Attorney General 1960s and was diagnosed
day, though the Las Vegas (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP) Adam Laxalt, who told The a psychopath.
sheriff said he is confident has been speaking with said. Associated Press it was like “The genetics load the
investigators will find a mo- police from the Philippines, While the probe into Pad- a “war zone.” ‘’There were gun, personality and psy-
tive. where she is traveling, Sher- dock’s background includ- bloodstains everywhere.” chology aim it, and experi-
Paddock’s girlfriend, Mar- iff Joseph Lombardo said. ed searches of two houses Paddock killed himself be- ences pull the trigger, typi-
ilou Danley, is considered “We anticipate some infor- he owned in Nevada, fore a SWAT team blew off cally,” Clemente said.
a “person of interest” and mation from her shortly,” he some investigators turned the door of his room on the Paddock had a business
32nd floor. degree from Cal State
Investigators found video Northridge. In the 1970s
cameras set up inside his and ‘80s, he worked as
room and on a service cart a mail carrier and an IRS
outside it to spy anyone agent and held down an
coming his way, Lombardo auditing job in the Defense
said. Department, according to
A hotel security guard who the government. He later
Located in the Riu Antilles Resort (Formerly the Westin Resort) approached the room worked for a defense con-
FREE TRANSPORTATION TO THE CASINO FROM ALL during the rampage was tractor.He had no known
HIGH RISE AND LOW RISE HOTELS AND TIMESHARES. shot through the door and criminal record, and public
records showed no signs of
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Paddock had 23 guns with
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affiliation,
gambler.“No
devices that can enable a
rifle to fire continuously, like no religion, no politics. He
GAMES START 8 PM TO THE WEE HOURS an automatic weapon, never cared about any of
authorities said. Nineteen that stuff,” his brother, Eric
more guns were found at Paddock, said outside his
1-2.....2-5......5-5 1-3.....2-5......5-5 his Mesquite home and Florida home. He said he
was at a loss to explain the
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More than 500 people were
OVER $20,000 PER WEEK GIVEN OUT IN HIGH HAND BONUSES injured in the rampage, ing Control Board said it
will pass along records
CRAPS some by gunfire, some dur- compiled on Paddock
ing the chaotic escape.
ONLY CASINO IN ARUBA TO OFFER 3, 4 & 5 TIME ODDS At least 45 patients at two and Danley to investiga-
tors. Danley is expected
hospitals remained in criti-
cal condition. to speak with detectives
when she returns to the U.S.
SPORTSBOOK All but three of the dead from out of the country.The
had been identified by
LIVE SIMULCAST OF ALL MAJOR TRACKS Tuesday afternoon, Lom- FBI discounted the possibil-
ity of international terrorism
bardo said.
THROUGHOBRED AND HARNESS Retired FBI profiler Jim Cle- early on, even after the
mente speculated that Islamic State claimed re-
there was “some sort of sponsibility for the attack.q