About Stephen Paddock
Stephen Craig Paddock was an American mass murderer who perpetrated the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. Paddock opened fire into a crowd of about 22,000 concertgoers attending a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip, killing 60 people and injuring approximately 867. Paddock killed himself in his hotel room following the shooting after seeing police SWAT teams coming towards the hotel. The incident is the deadliest mass shooting by a lone shooter in United States history. Paddock's motive remains officially undetermined, and the possible factors are the subject of speculation. He was the oldest of four sons of Benjamin Paddock and Dolores Hudson. In his account, Paddock said he had won money by applying algorithms to gambling on machines. IRS records show he made $6 million in profits from its sale in 2015.
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