He died in the suite — high above the Las Vegas Strip and the casino floor — surrounded by guns, bullet casings and blood. (Bild/Polaris)Those who knew Paddock are perplexed by the extreme violence, but not by his presence in a Las Vegas casino that night. Seen from the sidewalk, gamblers sit at slot machines at Aria Resort and Casino on Tuesday in Las Vegas. On Oct. 1., Stephen Paddock used the room as a base to shoot and kill at least 58 people. Someone who gambles $500 at premier Las Vegas casinos “might not get noticed” among gamblers who sometimes wager tens of thousands of dollars or more on a single hand.

Source: Washington Post October 05, 2017 00:26 UTC