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Las Vegas shooting: Paddock's 'girlfriend' arrives in US | Las Vegas shooting: Paddock's 'girlfriend' arrives in US |
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The woman believed to be the girlfriend of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock has arrived in the United States, where she is wanted for questioning. | The woman believed to be the girlfriend of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock has arrived in the United States, where she is wanted for questioning. |
Marilou Danley, who was in the Philippines, was met by federal agents when she landed in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, US media report. | Marilou Danley, who was in the Philippines, was met by federal agents when she landed in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, US media report. |
US authorities have named her a "person of interest" in the investigation. | US authorities have named her a "person of interest" in the investigation. |
Paddock killed 58 concert-goers and injured more than 500 in Las Vegas on Sunday, in a deadly mass shooting. | Paddock killed 58 concert-goers and injured more than 500 in Las Vegas on Sunday, in a deadly mass shooting. |
He sprayed bullets into a crowd attending a country music festival from his hotel room at the Mandalay Bay Hotel, before apparently killing himself. | He sprayed bullets into a crowd attending a country music festival from his hotel room at the Mandalay Bay Hotel, before apparently killing himself. |
Paddock had no criminal record and was not known to police, who have yet to state his motives for the shooting, the worst in US modern history. | Paddock had no criminal record and was not known to police, who have yet to state his motives for the shooting, the worst in US modern history. |
US police have said they were in contact with Ms Danley shortly after the shooting took place, seeking information on Paddock. | US police have said they were in contact with Ms Danley shortly after the shooting took place, seeking information on Paddock. |
She had been in the Philippines since late September, Philippine media reported. | She had been in the Philippines since late September, Philippine media reported. |
Paddock checked into the Mandalay Bay Hotel on 28 September, reportedly using some of Ms Danley's identity documents. | |
Her return comes amid reports that Paddock had wired US$100,000 (£75,400) to her in the Philippines days before the shooting. | Her return comes amid reports that Paddock had wired US$100,000 (£75,400) to her in the Philippines days before the shooting. |
Philippine police told AFP news agency that the money was deposited in an account belonging to Ms Danley. | Philippine police told AFP news agency that the money was deposited in an account belonging to Ms Danley. |
An unnamed US official told Reuters news agency that investigators were assuming the amount was intended as a form of life insurance for her. | An unnamed US official told Reuters news agency that investigators were assuming the amount was intended as a form of life insurance for her. |
Eric Paddock, the youngest brother of Stephen Paddock, told The New York Times that his brother loved and doted on Ms Danley. | |
"She was probably one of the only people I've ever seen that he'd go out of his way to do a little thing for." | |
Who is Marilou Danley? | |
Sources: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, US media outlets |