Without providing any evidence to support the claim, the Islamic State group on Monday said the gunman in the mass shooting in Las Vegas was “a soldier” from its ranks who had converted to Islam months ago. Authorities have yet to identify a motive for the shooting, and said initially there was no evidence of any connection to international terrorism. The group later released Spanish language versions of these statements. Police have identified the shooter as Stephen Craig Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nevada, and have said he killed himself after the shooting. The IS group often claims attacks by individuals inspired by its message but with no known links to the group.

Source: Egypt Independent October 03, 2017 08:37 UTC