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| Las Vegas shooting suspect's girlfriend is a 'person of interest' – as it happened | Las Vegas shooting suspect's girlfriend is a 'person of interest' – as it happened |
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| We are wrapping up this blog now. Thanks for reading. You can read the latest coverage here: | We are wrapping up this blog now. Thanks for reading. You can read the latest coverage here: |
| Gunman Stephen Paddock’s girlfriend is “a person of interest” in the criminal investigation into the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history. | Gunman Stephen Paddock’s girlfriend is “a person of interest” in the criminal investigation into the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history. |
| She is reportedly on her way back to the US. | She is reportedly on her way back to the US. |
| Donald Trump plans to visit Las Vegas on Wednesday, and the White House has suggested that the tragedy should not inspire new gun control laws. | Donald Trump plans to visit Las Vegas on Wednesday, and the White House has suggested that the tragedy should not inspire new gun control laws. |
| Portraits are continuing to emerge of the victims, which include local government workers, students and travelers from across North America. | Portraits are continuing to emerge of the victims, which include local government workers, students and travelers from across North America. |
| A 59th victim died on Tuesday night, according to the Associated Press. The death toll from the shooting is now at least 60, including the gunman. | A 59th victim died on Tuesday night, according to the Associated Press. The death toll from the shooting is now at least 60, including the gunman. |
| ATF has said 47 firearms have been recovered in three locations - the hotel room, Verde and Mesquite, Nevada – and that 12 of them had been modified. | ATF has said 47 firearms have been recovered in three locations - the hotel room, Verde and Mesquite, Nevada – and that 12 of them had been modified. |
| Officials believe the attack was carefully planned and have discovered that Paddock set up cameras in and around his hotel room – two in the hallway and one in the peephole of his room door. | Officials believe the attack was carefully planned and have discovered that Paddock set up cameras in and around his hotel room – two in the hallway and one in the peephole of his room door. |
| The sheriff said the suspect’s motives still remain unknown: “This person may have radicalised, unbeknownst to us, and we want to identify that source.” | The sheriff said the suspect’s motives still remain unknown: “This person may have radicalised, unbeknownst to us, and we want to identify that source.” |
| Gun control advocates have called for reforms, including a ban on “bump stocks” used to convert a semi-automatic rifle into a weapon that fires like a fully automatic one. | Gun control advocates have called for reforms, including a ban on “bump stocks” used to convert a semi-automatic rifle into a weapon that fires like a fully automatic one. |
| Anonymous law enforcement officials told several outlets that Paddock wired $100,000 to the Philippines before the shooting. | Anonymous law enforcement officials told several outlets that Paddock wired $100,000 to the Philippines before the shooting. |
| Meanwhile ABC in Australia says it has been told that Marilou Danley, the partner of Paddock, has left the Philippines and is returning to the US. | Meanwhile ABC in Australia says it has been told that Marilou Danley, the partner of Paddock, has left the Philippines and is returning to the US. |
| The ABC has been told Australian Marilou Danley the girlfriend of the US gunman left Manila late yesterday and is returning to the US | The ABC has been told Australian Marilou Danley the girlfriend of the US gunman left Manila late yesterday and is returning to the US |
| The Associate Press is just reporting that another person has died of their injuries sustained in Sunday’s mass shooting. It means that the number of victims has risen to 59. The shooter Stephen Paddock is also dead which would mean a total death toll of 60. | The Associate Press is just reporting that another person has died of their injuries sustained in Sunday’s mass shooting. It means that the number of victims has risen to 59. The shooter Stephen Paddock is also dead which would mean a total death toll of 60. |
| Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center said the victim died Tuesday afternoon. No details about the person were released and the hospital said it still has 31 people in critical condition. | Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center said the victim died Tuesday afternoon. No details about the person were released and the hospital said it still has 31 people in critical condition. |
| The additional fatality kept the death toll at 59 after Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg revised his earlier count of victims downward by one. | The additional fatality kept the death toll at 59 after Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg revised his earlier count of victims downward by one. |
| Las Vegas police share dramatic bodycam footage of officers responding to the shooting at Mandalay Bay. https://t.co/Wgm2amEG5P pic.twitter.com/UwWnu7RiEl | Las Vegas police share dramatic bodycam footage of officers responding to the shooting at Mandalay Bay. https://t.co/Wgm2amEG5P pic.twitter.com/UwWnu7RiEl |
| Undersheriff McMahill also clarified earlier reports of cameras set up by the shooter in the hotel. He said that two cameras had been set up in the hallway, and one in the hotel room door’s peephole. | Undersheriff McMahill also clarified earlier reports of cameras set up by the shooter in the hotel. He said that two cameras had been set up in the hallway, and one in the hotel room door’s peephole. |
| The coroner gave updated numbers of the dead, clarifying that the 59 included the shooter and 58 victims. | The coroner gave updated numbers of the dead, clarifying that the 59 included the shooter and 58 victims. |
| McMahill returned to the podium to show some dramatic police body camera footage from the night. But first he paid tribute to Charleston Hartfield, a Las Vegas police officer who was off-duty at the festival with his wife. | McMahill returned to the podium to show some dramatic police body camera footage from the night. But first he paid tribute to Charleston Hartfield, a Las Vegas police officer who was off-duty at the festival with his wife. |
| McMahill choked up as he talked about Hartfield, calling him a “hero”. | McMahill choked up as he talked about Hartfield, calling him a “hero”. |
| Though the officer was at the festival as a civilian, McMahill said, “he was acting as a police officer. | Though the officer was at the festival as a civilian, McMahill said, “he was acting as a police officer. |
| Special agent in charge Jill Snyder also updated reporters on the firearms that have been recovered. She said 47 firearms had been found in 3 different locations, including the hotel room, and Verde and Mesquite, Nevada. The weapons – rifles shotguns pistols – were purchased in Nevada, Utah, California and Texas. Snyder said that none recovered appear to be homemade. She added that several bump stocks were found. | Special agent in charge Jill Snyder also updated reporters on the firearms that have been recovered. She said 47 firearms had been found in 3 different locations, including the hotel room, and Verde and Mesquite, Nevada. The weapons – rifles shotguns pistols – were purchased in Nevada, Utah, California and Texas. Snyder said that none recovered appear to be homemade. She added that several bump stocks were found. |
| At an evening press conference, Las Vegas undersheriff Kevin McMahill is updating reporters on details of the shooting and investigation, but warned: “I need some patience from you. This investigation is a long time from being concluded.” He said that it would be days before the hotel room was finishing being processed. | At an evening press conference, Las Vegas undersheriff Kevin McMahill is updating reporters on details of the shooting and investigation, but warned: “I need some patience from you. This investigation is a long time from being concluded.” He said that it would be days before the hotel room was finishing being processed. |
| He also that the shooting lasted for “somewhere between nine and 11 minutes.” | He also that the shooting lasted for “somewhere between nine and 11 minutes.” |
| “I want you to think about that,” McMahill said. “That’s a remarkable response by this police department.” | “I want you to think about that,” McMahill said. “That’s a remarkable response by this police department.” |
| Cameron Robinson was a young city of Las Vegas employee, who was at the festival with his boyfriend, Bobby Eardley, when the popping sounds started. | Cameron Robinson was a young city of Las Vegas employee, who was at the festival with his boyfriend, Bobby Eardley, when the popping sounds started. |
| Eardley recalled on Tuesday, “And I just remember being really upset – why would somebody set off firecrackers at a venue like this when shootings have happened?” | Eardley recalled on Tuesday, “And I just remember being really upset – why would somebody set off firecrackers at a venue like this when shootings have happened?” |
| After a second round, Eardley decided it was time for them to move: “I remember seeing people sitting on the ground and wondering why they were sitting because they were going to get trampled. And I realized they were bleeding.” | After a second round, Eardley decided it was time for them to move: “I remember seeing people sitting on the ground and wondering why they were sitting because they were going to get trampled. And I realized they were bleeding.” |
| Eardley, 36, and Robinson, 28, had been together for four years after meeting on OkCupid; a year ago Robinson moved in with Eardley in St George, Utah. Robinson was a records specialist for the city. | Eardley, 36, and Robinson, 28, had been together for four years after meeting on OkCupid; a year ago Robinson moved in with Eardley in St George, Utah. Robinson was a records specialist for the city. |
| “Long before he came to work for the city he gave me his resume,” recalled his boss, Las Vegas city attorney Brad Jerbic, “and the first thing I remember noticing is that he got his bachelor’s degree when he was 20 year old – that immediately got my attention.” | “Long before he came to work for the city he gave me his resume,” recalled his boss, Las Vegas city attorney Brad Jerbic, “and the first thing I remember noticing is that he got his bachelor’s degree when he was 20 year old – that immediately got my attention.” |
| When Jerbic hired him several years ago, his desk ended up being in the center of the office. “It was a perfect metaphor,” Jerbic said. Robinson organized potlucks, brought food to the office, ran games at the Christmas party. | When Jerbic hired him several years ago, his desk ended up being in the center of the office. “It was a perfect metaphor,” Jerbic said. Robinson organized potlucks, brought food to the office, ran games at the Christmas party. |
| With Robinson, “everything went up a notch. If it was fun it was more fun, if the records were being processed efficiently it was more efficiently.” | With Robinson, “everything went up a notch. If it was fun it was more fun, if the records were being processed efficiently it was more efficiently.” |
| Robinson’s sister, Meghan Ervin, wrote on Facebook: “I was never suppose to say good bye to you little brother. You were suppose to take over the world ... I love you to the moon and back.” | Robinson’s sister, Meghan Ervin, wrote on Facebook: “I was never suppose to say good bye to you little brother. You were suppose to take over the world ... I love you to the moon and back.” |
| What did Eardley love about him? | What did Eardley love about him? |
| “He’s my other half. I’m the crazy, fly by the seat of your pants - he’s the straight laced and level headed one. ... And so many other things. His quirky little smile, his big teeth, his crooked sunglasses… so many things.” | “He’s my other half. I’m the crazy, fly by the seat of your pants - he’s the straight laced and level headed one. ... And so many other things. His quirky little smile, his big teeth, his crooked sunglasses… so many things.” |
| Read the Guardian’s full account of the victims: | Read the Guardian’s full account of the victims: |
| A California correctional officer has been identified as one of those killed in the shooting. | A California correctional officer has been identified as one of those killed in the shooting. |
| Derrick “Bo” Taylor, 52, was a 29-year veteran of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, department spokesman Bill Sessa confirmed to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. | Derrick “Bo” Taylor, 52, was a 29-year veteran of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, department spokesman Bill Sessa confirmed to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. |
| Taylor led inmates fighting wildfires, a position, Sessa said, that many officers sought because they believed in inmate rehabilitation. | Taylor led inmates fighting wildfires, a position, Sessa said, that many officers sought because they believed in inmate rehabilitation. |
| Gunman Stephen Paddock’s girlfriend is “a person of interest” in the criminal investigation into the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history. | Gunman Stephen Paddock’s girlfriend is “a person of interest” in the criminal investigation into the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history. |
| Donald Trump plans to visit Las Vegas on Wednesday, and the White House has suggested that the tragedy should not inspire new gun control laws. | Donald Trump plans to visit Las Vegas on Wednesday, and the White House has suggested that the tragedy should not inspire new gun control laws. |
| Portraits are continuing to emerge of the 59 victims, which include local government workers, students and travelers from across North America. | Portraits are continuing to emerge of the 59 victims, which include local government workers, students and travelers from across North America. |
| Police have said authorities found 23 guns in the suspect’s hotel room. | Police have said authorities found 23 guns in the suspect’s hotel room. |
| Gun control advocates have called for reforms, including a ban on “bump stocks” used to convert a semi-automatic rifle into a weapon that fires like a fully automatic one. | Gun control advocates have called for reforms, including a ban on “bump stocks” used to convert a semi-automatic rifle into a weapon that fires like a fully automatic one. |
| The sheriff said the suspect’s motives still remain unknown: “This person may have radicalised, unbeknownst to us, and we want to identify that source.” | The sheriff said the suspect’s motives still remain unknown: “This person may have radicalised, unbeknownst to us, and we want to identify that source.” |
| Officials believe the attack was carefully planned and have discovered that Paddock set up a camera in a room service cart to watch the hallway outside his room. | Officials believe the attack was carefully planned and have discovered that Paddock set up a camera in a room service cart to watch the hallway outside his room. |
| Anonymous law enforcement officials told several outlets that Paddock wired $100,000 to the Philippines before the shooting. | Anonymous law enforcement officials told several outlets that Paddock wired $100,000 to the Philippines before the shooting. |
| All but three of the victims have been identified. | All but three of the victims have been identified. |
| A US official told the Associated Press that the shooter Stephen Paddock had reported at least a “dozen gambling transactions of $10,000 or more” in recent weeks. More from the AP: | A US official told the Associated Press that the shooter Stephen Paddock had reported at least a “dozen gambling transactions of $10,000 or more” in recent weeks. More from the AP: |
| The official also said Tuesday that Paddock had transferred $100,000 to the Philippines in the days before the attack... The official said investigators are still attempting to trace that money. The official, who was briefed by law enforcement, wasn’t authorized to publicly discuss an ongoing investigation. | The official also said Tuesday that Paddock had transferred $100,000 to the Philippines in the days before the attack... The official said investigators are still attempting to trace that money. The official, who was briefed by law enforcement, wasn’t authorized to publicly discuss an ongoing investigation. |
| The person also said investigators are focusing more attention on what the girlfriend of Paddock may have known about the attack. Federal investigators are expected to question Marilou Danley when she returns to the US on Wednesday. | The person also said investigators are focusing more attention on what the girlfriend of Paddock may have known about the attack. Federal investigators are expected to question Marilou Danley when she returns to the US on Wednesday. |
| The Guardian’s Tom McCarthy on why gun control has failed in the US: | The Guardian’s Tom McCarthy on why gun control has failed in the US: |
| From one angle, the answer is complicated. It involves the powerful gun lobby, political partisanship, the hundreds of millions of guns already in US civilian hands, the fact that mass shootings, while horrifying, represent only a sliver of US gun deaths, and a national mythology attached to guns. | From one angle, the answer is complicated. It involves the powerful gun lobby, political partisanship, the hundreds of millions of guns already in US civilian hands, the fact that mass shootings, while horrifying, represent only a sliver of US gun deaths, and a national mythology attached to guns. |
| From another angle, the answer is simple. The United States could, in fact, adopt gun control – if the public felt strongly enough about it. “If public opinion does not demand change in Congress, it will not change,” Barack Obama said in June 2014. | From another angle, the answer is simple. The United States could, in fact, adopt gun control – if the public felt strongly enough about it. “If public opinion does not demand change in Congress, it will not change,” Barack Obama said in June 2014. |
| Read the full report here: | Read the full report here: |
| The Las Vegas emergency management team says it no longer needs donations at the family assistance center it set up after the shooting: | The Las Vegas emergency management team says it no longer needs donations at the family assistance center it set up after the shooting: |
| Family Assistance Ctr. no longer needs donations at this time. All needs have been met. Thank you to those who donated. #LasVegasShooting | Family Assistance Ctr. no longer needs donations at this time. All needs have been met. Thank you to those who donated. #LasVegasShooting |
| Update: Future donations take to: City of Las Vegas Service Center 1401 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89101. #VegasStrong pic.twitter.com/7bXk4UUwvK | Update: Future donations take to: City of Las Vegas Service Center 1401 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89101. #VegasStrong pic.twitter.com/7bXk4UUwvK |
| Here are some other ways to continue supporting the victims: | Here are some other ways to continue supporting the victims: |
| How you can help victims in the Las Vegas massacre https://t.co/zcD59tp1E3 | How you can help victims in the Las Vegas massacre https://t.co/zcD59tp1E3 |
| Nevada governor Brian Sandoval, a Republican, has responded to questions about why the state has not enforced a new gun control measure voters approved last November. As Guardian reporter Lois Beckett explained, voters passed a law that would have required private sellers to conduct the same criminal background check on buyers that licensed gun dealers already use: | Nevada governor Brian Sandoval, a Republican, has responded to questions about why the state has not enforced a new gun control measure voters approved last November. As Guardian reporter Lois Beckett explained, voters passed a law that would have required private sellers to conduct the same criminal background check on buyers that licensed gun dealers already use: |
| Nevada voters literally just approved a new background check law in November. It's never been enforced. https://t.co/TzORXZVJq2 | Nevada voters literally just approved a new background check law in November. It's never been enforced. https://t.co/TzORXZVJq2 |
| Days before it was scheduled to be implemented, the state’s attorney general, also a Republican, released a legal opinion saying the law was unenforceable and that citizens were “excused from compliance”. (The law may not have prevented the Sunday attack, given that the suspect is believed to have passed a background check, but it could have provided a further paper trail to track his purchases). | Days before it was scheduled to be implemented, the state’s attorney general, also a Republican, released a legal opinion saying the law was unenforceable and that citizens were “excused from compliance”. (The law may not have prevented the Sunday attack, given that the suspect is believed to have passed a background check, but it could have provided a further paper trail to track his purchases). |
| It turns out that Nevadans for Background Checks, the group that backed the ballot measure, sent a letter to the governor threatening to sue over the blocked policy – days before the Las Vegas mass shooting. The letter sent last week gave Sandoval a deadline of 9 October to begin implementing the policy before the group took the state government to court, according to the Nevada Independent. | It turns out that Nevadans for Background Checks, the group that backed the ballot measure, sent a letter to the governor threatening to sue over the blocked policy – days before the Las Vegas mass shooting. The letter sent last week gave Sandoval a deadline of 9 October to begin implementing the policy before the group took the state government to court, according to the Nevada Independent. |
| The governor’s office has since responded to local reporters asking about the lawsuit threat, saying he would ask the attorney general for an opinion: | The governor’s office has since responded to local reporters asking about the lawsuit threat, saying he would ask the attorney general for an opinion: |
| Update: @GovSandoval responds to threatened lawsuit by group backing expanded gun background check ballot question https://t.co/mZ6hlYOKjw pic.twitter.com/KyTyu6gKpP | Update: @GovSandoval responds to threatened lawsuit by group backing expanded gun background check ballot question https://t.co/mZ6hlYOKjw pic.twitter.com/KyTyu6gKpP |
| Nevada @GovSandoval tells @TheNVIndy he will ask @AdamLaxalt for an opinion on implementing background checks. Seems...circular. https://t.co/PGx2RRR4Hw | Nevada @GovSandoval tells @TheNVIndy he will ask @AdamLaxalt for an opinion on implementing background checks. Seems...circular. https://t.co/PGx2RRR4Hw |
| Jason Aldean, the country music star who was playing a headlining set when the gunman started firing at his audience, has just announced that he is canceling his upcoming shows this weekend: | Jason Aldean, the country music star who was playing a headlining set when the gunman started firing at his audience, has just announced that he is canceling his upcoming shows this weekend: |
| I feel like out of respect for the victims, their families and our fans, it is the right thing to do. It has been an emotional time for everyone involved this week, so we plan to take some time to mourn the ones we have lost and be close with our family and friends. | I feel like out of respect for the victims, their families and our fans, it is the right thing to do. It has been an emotional time for everyone involved this week, so we plan to take some time to mourn the ones we have lost and be close with our family and friends. |
| As a result of what happened in Las Vegas this week, we have decided to cancel this coming weekend's shows... pic.twitter.com/lP7TFCukII | As a result of what happened in Las Vegas this week, we have decided to cancel this coming weekend's shows... pic.twitter.com/lP7TFCukII |
| Get more details, including information on ticket refunds + Meet & Greet date changes here: https://t.co/6ZuNY0n3v5 | Get more details, including information on ticket refunds + Meet & Greet date changes here: https://t.co/6ZuNY0n3v5 |
| His tour will resume in Tulsa, Oklahoma next week. Read more on Aldean from Guardian writer Mark Guarino: | His tour will resume in Tulsa, Oklahoma next week. Read more on Aldean from Guardian writer Mark Guarino: |
| Suspect Stephen Paddock used to berate his girlfriend at a local Starbucks, employees told the Los Angeles Times: | Suspect Stephen Paddock used to berate his girlfriend at a local Starbucks, employees told the Los Angeles Times: |
| At his local Starbucks, Las Vegas shooter remembered for berating his girlfriend https://t.co/WjxjAMIDdY pic.twitter.com/T9mZPEKuqa | At his local Starbucks, Las Vegas shooter remembered for berating his girlfriend https://t.co/WjxjAMIDdY pic.twitter.com/T9mZPEKuqa |