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| Las Vegas shooting: Trump arrives to console victims | Las Vegas shooting: Trump arrives to console victims |
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| US President Donald Trump has arrived in Las Vegas where he is expected to console survivors of the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history. | US President Donald Trump has arrived in Las Vegas where he is expected to console survivors of the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history. |
| Mr Trump, joined by First Lady Melania Trump, will meet some of the victims and emergency responders at a Las Vegas trauma centre. | Mr Trump, joined by First Lady Melania Trump, will meet some of the victims and emergency responders at a Las Vegas trauma centre. |
| He will act as consoler-in-chief in the wake of an attack that left 58 people dead and injured more than 500. | He will act as consoler-in-chief in the wake of an attack that left 58 people dead and injured more than 500. |
| The gunman, Stephen Paddock, shot himself dead as police approached. | The gunman, Stephen Paddock, shot himself dead as police approached. |
| "Well, it's a very sad thing," Mr Trump told reporters at the White House before he left for Nevada. | "Well, it's a very sad thing," Mr Trump told reporters at the White House before he left for Nevada. |
| "We're going to pay our respects and to see the police who have done really a fantastic job in a very short time." | "We're going to pay our respects and to see the police who have done really a fantastic job in a very short time." |
| His trip comes a day after he travelled to San Juan, Puerto Rico, where residents are reeling after Hurricane Maria devastated the island two weeks ago. | His trip comes a day after he travelled to San Juan, Puerto Rico, where residents are reeling after Hurricane Maria devastated the island two weeks ago. |
| Mr Trump faced sharp criticism for comparing the storm's devastation to that of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which he said was "a real catastrophe". | |
| At least 34 people were killed by Maria in the US territory, Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello said. | At least 34 people were killed by Maria in the US territory, Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello said. |
| The president on Wednesday was joined by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Nevada congressman Mark Amodei and Nevada Senator Dean Heller, who had constituents killed in the attack. | The president on Wednesday was joined by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Nevada congressman Mark Amodei and Nevada Senator Dean Heller, who had constituents killed in the attack. |
| On Sunday, Paddock, a 64-year-old retired accountant with no criminal record, unloaded his gun into a crowd at a country music festival from the 32nd floor of his suite at the Mandalay Bay Hotel. | On Sunday, Paddock, a 64-year-old retired accountant with no criminal record, unloaded his gun into a crowd at a country music festival from the 32nd floor of his suite at the Mandalay Bay Hotel. |
| He had some 23 weapons with him and had set up cameras both inside and outside the suite to see anyone approaching the room, police said. | He had some 23 weapons with him and had set up cameras both inside and outside the suite to see anyone approaching the room, police said. |
| Witnesses described hundreds of shots being fired. What sounded like automatic gunfire can be heard on videos from the scene. | Witnesses described hundreds of shots being fired. What sounded like automatic gunfire can be heard on videos from the scene. |
| Is the gunman's girlfriend a suspect? | Is the gunman's girlfriend a suspect? |
| Police have yet to establish a motive for the attack but took Paddock's girlfriend, Marilou Danley, for questioning after she arrived in Los Angeles from the Philippines on Tuesday night. | |
| US authorities have named Ms Danley a "person of interest" in their investigation and said they made contact with her shortly after the shooting. | US authorities have named Ms Danley a "person of interest" in their investigation and said they made contact with her shortly after the shooting. |
| Paddock reportedly wired $100,000 (£75,400) to her in the Philippines, where she had been since late September, before the rampage, local media have reported. | Paddock reportedly wired $100,000 (£75,400) to her in the Philippines, where she had been since late September, before the rampage, local media have reported. |
| Her sisters told Australian outlet 7News that Ms Danley had not known about the trip until Paddock told her he had bought her a ticket to the Philippines. | Her sisters told Australian outlet 7News that Ms Danley had not known about the trip until Paddock told her he had bought her a ticket to the Philippines. |
| "She was sent away... so that she will not be there to interfere with what he's planning," they said. | "She was sent away... so that she will not be there to interfere with what he's planning," they said. |
| Paddock checked into the Mandalay Bay Hotel on 28 September, reportedly using some of Ms Danley's identity documents. | Paddock checked into the Mandalay Bay Hotel on 28 September, reportedly using some of Ms Danley's identity documents. |
| The Philippines' National Bureau of Investigation told AFP news agency it was investigating reports that Paddock sent $100,000 to Ms Danley in the Philippines days before the shooting. | The Philippines' National Bureau of Investigation told AFP news agency it was investigating reports that Paddock sent $100,000 to Ms Danley in the Philippines days before the shooting. |
| An unnamed US official told Reuters news agency that investigators were assuming the amount was intended as a form of life insurance. | An unnamed US official told Reuters news agency that investigators were assuming the amount was intended as a form of life insurance. |
| What do we know of the gunman? | What do we know of the gunman? |
| Paddock, who had a big gambling habit, lived in a community of senior citizens in the small town of Mesquite, north-east of Las Vegas. | Paddock, who had a big gambling habit, lived in a community of senior citizens in the small town of Mesquite, north-east of Las Vegas. |
| He reportedly shared his house there with Ms Danley. | He reportedly shared his house there with Ms Danley. |
| Nineteen firearms, some explosives and several thousand rounds of ammunition with electronic devices were found at the property. | Nineteen firearms, some explosives and several thousand rounds of ammunition with electronic devices were found at the property. |
| According to reports, Paddock had a troubled upbringing - his father was a bank robber who regularly beat him and his three brothers, while his mother struggled to cope bringing up the family. | According to reports, Paddock had a troubled upbringing - his father was a bank robber who regularly beat him and his three brothers, while his mother struggled to cope bringing up the family. |
| Will the attack trigger more demand for gun controls? | Will the attack trigger more demand for gun controls? |
| The shooting has prompted calls for reform to US gun laws. | The shooting has prompted calls for reform to US gun laws. |
| But Mr Trump - who has been backed by the National Rifle Association, and spoke often of protecting gun rights during his campaign - has tried to steer clear of leaning too far either way. | But Mr Trump - who has been backed by the National Rifle Association, and spoke often of protecting gun rights during his campaign - has tried to steer clear of leaning too far either way. |
| After visiting Puerto Rico on Tuesday, he said "perhaps that [time] will come" for a debate. | After visiting Puerto Rico on Tuesday, he said "perhaps that [time] will come" for a debate. |