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Las Vegas Shooting: Coroner Identifies Gunman’s Victims Las Vegas Shooting: Coroner Identifies Gunman’s Victims
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LAS VEGAS — The coroner’s office in Las Vegas completed the grim task of identifying all 58 people killed by a gunman at a country music festival and made their names public on Thursday night, four days after the shooting. LAS VEGAS —
The coroner’s office in Las Vegas completed the grim task of identifying all 58 people killed by a gunman at a country music festival and made their names public on Thursday night, four days after the shooting.
The victims include 36 women and 22 men. The oldest was 67, the youngest 20.The victims include 36 women and 22 men. The oldest was 67, the youngest 20.
They traveled to Las Vegas from across the United States. They were teachers, police officers, secretaries, retirees. These are their stories.They traveled to Las Vegas from across the United States. They were teachers, police officers, secretaries, retirees. These are their stories.
• The F.B.I. is still trying to determine a motive, searching the electronic devices and financial statements that belonged to Stephen Paddock, the gunman. Investigators have not found a manifesto or signs that he held extremist views.• The F.B.I. is still trying to determine a motive, searching the electronic devices and financial statements that belonged to Stephen Paddock, the gunman. Investigators have not found a manifesto or signs that he held extremist views.
• A note the gunman left on a table inside his suite at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino had numbers written on it, Sheriff Joseph Lombardo of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said Thursday in an interview. He said the authorities were trying to determine what the numbers meant, but the sheriff said the document was not a suicide note.• A note the gunman left on a table inside his suite at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino had numbers written on it, Sheriff Joseph Lombardo of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said Thursday in an interview. He said the authorities were trying to determine what the numbers meant, but the sheriff said the document was not a suicide note.
• Mr. Paddock may have scouted other locations before targeting Las Vegas, including Fenway Park in Boston, the Lollapalooza show in Chicago and the Life Is Beautiful music festival in Las Vegas.• Mr. Paddock may have scouted other locations before targeting Las Vegas, including Fenway Park in Boston, the Lollapalooza show in Chicago and the Life Is Beautiful music festival in Las Vegas.
Investigators continue to piece together the life and mind-set of a gunman who had no apparent history of violence. “What we know is Stephen Paddock is a man who spent decades acquiring weapons and ammo and living a secret life, much of which will never be fully understood,” Sheriff Lombardo said. “In the spirit of the safety of this community or anywhere else in the United States I think it’s important to provide that information, but I don’t have it,” Sheriff Lombardo said on Thursday of the hunt for a motive. “We don’t know it yet.”
The sheriff said that a few days before the shooting, the gunman took another set of rooms in a high-rise building near another music festival. Through Airbnb, he rented a unit in the Ogden, a condominium building in downtown Las Vegas with a view of the Life Is Beautiful festival, held Sept. 22 to Sept. 25. The F.B.I. took Mr. Paddock’s computers and cellphones to its laboratory in Quantico, Va., for review, law enforcement officials said. Agents interviewed his girlfriend, Marilou Danley, in an attempt to determine his mental state at the time of the shooting, but Sheriff Lombardo said he was “not at liberty to say” what information had been learned.
At least three of the rifles Mr. Paddock had in his luxury suite on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino were equipped with scopes. Of course, investigators could at any time come across evidence that reveals Mr. Paddock’s thinking. “I’m pretty confident we’ll get there,” Sheriff Lombardo said.
The National Rifle Association on Thursday endorsed tighter restrictions on bump stocks, devices that can turn a gun into a rapid-fire weapon, but did not say they should be outlawed.The National Rifle Association on Thursday endorsed tighter restrictions on bump stocks, devices that can turn a gun into a rapid-fire weapon, but did not say they should be outlawed.
In a statement on Thursday, the N.R.A. said the federal authorities should “immediately review whether these devices comply with federal law.”In a statement on Thursday, the N.R.A. said the federal authorities should “immediately review whether these devices comply with federal law.”
“The N.R.A. believes that devices designed to allow semiautomatic rifles to function like fully automatic rifles should be subject to additional regulations,” the group said.“The N.R.A. believes that devices designed to allow semiautomatic rifles to function like fully automatic rifles should be subject to additional regulations,” the group said.
Last year, the N.R.A.’s online magazine, America’s First Freedom, called one of the rapid-fire devices “sublime,” and it advised users to keep copies of the firearms bureau’s ruling that such items are legal.Last year, the N.R.A.’s online magazine, America’s First Freedom, called one of the rapid-fire devices “sublime,” and it advised users to keep copies of the firearms bureau’s ruling that such items are legal.
On Capitol Hill, support appeared to grow for a ban on the bump stock devices, either through regulation or legislation, as Republicans — who for decades have rejected any form of gun restrictions — began increasingly to speak out. Several leading Republicans, including Senator John Cornyn, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, have raised serious questions about the devices.On Capitol Hill, support appeared to grow for a ban on the bump stock devices, either through regulation or legislation, as Republicans — who for decades have rejected any form of gun restrictions — began increasingly to speak out. Several leading Republicans, including Senator John Cornyn, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, have raised serious questions about the devices.
In the House, Representative Carlos Curbelo, Republican of Florida, has drafted a measure banning bump stocks. He said his office had been “flooded” with calls from dozens of fellow Republicans who wanted to sign on. And in Las Vegas, a gun show scheduled for this weekend at the Eastside Cannery Casino Hotel has been canceled.
“I think we are on the verge of a breakthrough when it comes to sensible gun policy,” Mr. Curbelo said. “This was a mutual decision with the show’s organizers,” said David Strow, a spokesman for the Boyd Gaming Corporation, which owns the casino. “Given recent events, this seemed the prudent thing to do.”
His comments followed those of Paul D. Ryan, the speaker of the House, who during an interview with MSNBC also raised questions about the conversion kits and said he was open to legislation. “Clearly, that’s something we need to look into,” Mr. Ryan said.