Las Vegas Shooter Identified As Stephen Paddock

PETE WILLIAMS HAS THAT
INFORMATION.
INFORMATION.
PETE?
PETE?
>> Reporter: MATT, WEVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL INVESTIGATIVE
TOLD BY SEVERAL INVESTIGATIVE AGENCIES THAT THE MAN THEY
AGENCIES THAT THE MAN THEY
BELIEVE FIRED THE SHOTS IS 64-YEAR-OLD STEVEN PADDOCK,
64-YEAR-OLD STEVEN PADDOCK, STEPHEN PADDOCK, OF MESQUITE,
STEPHEN PADDOCK, OF MESQUITE, NEVADA.
NEVADA.
AUTHORITIES ARE NOW SEARCHING
AUTHORITIES ARE NOW SEARCHING
HIS HOUSE IN MESQUITE, THEY HAVE TOLD US AND THE DATABASESEY HAVE
TOLD US AND THE DATABASES INDICATE THIS AS WELL, THAT THE
INDICATE THIS AS WELL, THAT THE WOMAN THEYRE LOOKING FOR, MARY
WOMAN THEYRE LOOKING FOR, MARY LOU DANLEY LIVED WITH HIM.
LOU DANLEY LIVED WITH HIM. WE DONT KNOW WHAT THEIR
WE DONT KNOW WHAT THEIR RELATIONSHIP WAS BUT THE POLICE
RELATIONSHIP WAS BUT THE POLICE DESCRIBED HER AS THE COMPANION
DESCRIBED HER AS THE COMPANION
OR ROOMMATE.
OR ROOMMATE.
THEY WERE APPARENTLY LIVING
THEY WERE APPARENTLY LIVING
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
WE DONT KNOW HOW LONG. WE BELIEVE SHE IS 62..
WE BELIEVE SHE IS 62. YOU HAD ASKED ME EARLIER WHETHER
YOU HAD ASKED ME EARLIER WHETHER HE WAS KNOWN TO THE AUTHORITIES.
HE WAS KNOWN TO THE AUTHORITIES. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANY FEDERAL
I HAVE NOT HEARD ANY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES SAY THAT HE WAS
AUTHORITIES SAY THAT HE WAS
KNOWN TO THEM BUT IM TOLD THAT HE DID HAVE A CRIMINAL PAST AND
HE DID HAVE A CRIMINAL PAST AND WAS KNOWN TO LOCAL LAW
WAS KNOWN TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN NEVADA.
ENFORCEMENT IN NEVADA. WHAT THAT CRIMINAL PAST IS I
WHAT THAT CRIMINAL PAST IS I DONT KNOW AT THIS POINT BUT
DONT KNOW AT THIS POINT BUT APPARENTLY HIS NAME WAS FAMILIAR
APPARENTLY HIS NAME WAS FAMILIAR TO THEM.
TO THEM. THIS DOESNT HELP ANSWER THE BIG
THIS DOESNT HELP ANSWER THE BIG QUESTION HERE OF WHY.
QUESTION HERE OF WHY. THERES NO INDICATION SO FAR AT
THERES NO INDICATION SO FAR AT THIS EARLY STAGE THAT THIS WAS A
THIS EARLY STAGE THAT THIS WAS A TERROR ATTACK.
TERROR ATTACK. WERE COMING UP NOW ON, WHAT,
WERE COMING UP NOW ON, WHAT, ROUGHLY --
ROUGHLY --
>> FIVE HOURS. >> Reporter: FIVE HOURS SINCE
>> Reporter: FIVE HOURS SINCE THIS HAPPENED.
THIS HAPPENED.
THEYRE OBVIOUSLY LOOKING
THEYRE OBVIOUSLY LOOKING
THROUGH HIS HOUSE, LOOKING TO
THROUGH HIS HOUSE, LOOKING TO
SEE WHEN HE PLANNED THIS, WHY HE DID IT, WHETHER THEY CAN FIND HE
DID IT, WHETHER THEY CAN FIND ANY INDICATION OF THAT BUT NO
ANY INDICATION OF THAT BUT NO KNOWN CONNECTION TO TERRORISM AT
KNOWN CONNECTION TO TERRORISM AT THIS POINT.
THIS POINT. BUT CLEARLY THATS AN IMPORTANT
BUT CLEARLY THATS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION THEYRE TRYING TO
QUESTION THEYRE TRYING TO ANSWER AND THERES HEAVY
ANSWER AND THERES HEAVY INVOLVEMENT HERE FROM FEDERAL
INVOLVEMENT HERE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES TO HELP THE LOCAL
AGENCIES TO HELP THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES WHO REMAIN IN CHARGE
AUTHORITIES WHO REMAIN IN CHARGE OF THIS INVESTIGATION.
OF THIS INVESTIGATION. >> AND, AS ALWAYS, PETE, IN THE
>> AND, AS ALWAYS, PETE, IN THE AFTERMATH OF AN EVENT LIKE THIS
AFTERMATH OF AN EVENT LIKE THIS THERE ARE A LOT OF CONFLICTING
THERE ARE A LOT OF CONFLICTING REPORTS.
REPORTS.
WEVE HAD PEOPLE TELL US THAT
WEVE HAD PEOPLE TELL US THAT
THIS SHOOTING LASTED BETWEEN
THIS SHOOTING LASTED BETWEEN
FIVE AND TEN MINUTES.
FIVE AND TEN MINUTES.
OTHER PEOPLE SAY THIS WENT ON
OTHER PEOPLE SAY THIS WENT ON
FOR ALMOST AN HOUR.
FOR ALMOST AN HOUR.
DO YOU HAVE ANY INDICATION, PETE, THAT WHEN POLICE FINALLY
PETE, THAT WHEN POLICE FINALLY GOT TO THE 32nd FLOOR THE
GOT TO THE 32nd FLOOR THE MANDALAY BAY HOTEL AND BREACHED
MANDALAY BAY HOTEL AND BREACHED THE DOOR, DID THEY GET INVOLVED
THE DOOR, DID THEY GET INVOLVED IN ANY KIND OF A GUNFIGHT WITH
IN ANY KIND OF A GUNFIGHT WITH MR. PADDOCK?
MR. PADDOCK? WAS HE STILL SHOOTING OUT THE
WAS HE STILL SHOOTING OUT THE WINDOW?
WINDOW?
HOW DID THIS ALL END?
HOW DID THIS ALL END?
>> Reporter: I DONT KNOW THE
>> Reporter: I DONT KNOW THE
ANSWER TO THAT, MATT. THATS A GOOD QUESTION.
THATS A GOOD QUESTION. THE POLICE EARLIER HAD SAID HE
THE POLICE EARLIER HAD SAID HE WAS DEAD.
WAS DEAD.
WHETHER HE SHOT HIMSELF OR WHETHER HE SHOT HIM, I DONT
WHETHER HE SHOT HIM, I DONT KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.
KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. >> AND AS WE UNDERSTAND IT, THE
>> AND AS WE UNDERSTAND IT, THE SUSPECT, STEPHEN PADDOCK, LIVED
SUSPECT, STEPHEN PADDOCK, LIVED WITH THE WOMAN OF INTEREST THAT
WITH THE WOMAN OF INTEREST THAT POLICE NOW SEEK, HER NAME
POLICE NOW SEEK, HER NAME MARILOU DANLEY.
MARILOU DANLEY. THERE ARE CONFLICTING REPORTS.
THERE ARE CONFLICTING REPORTS. WE JUST DONT KNOW DEFINITIVELY
WE JUST DONT KNOW DEFINITIVELY WHETHER OR NOT SHE WAS ACTUALLY
WHETHER OR NOT SHE WAS ACTUALLY IN LAS VEGAS TONIGHT, WHETHER
IN LAS VEGAS TONIGHT, WHETHER SHE WAS PART OF THIS OR EVEN AT
SHE WAS PART OF THIS OR EVEN AT THE HOTEL.
THE HOTEL. THIS IS AN OPEN QUESTION AT THIS
THIS IS AN OPEN QUESTION AT THIS HOUR.
HOUR.
>> AND, PETE, TAKE US THROUGH ANOTHER ASPECT AS WE PLAY THAT
ANOTHER ASPECT AS WE PLAY THAT VIDEOTAPE AGAIN AND, MORE
VIDEOTAPE AGAIN AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY PERHAPS, LISTEN TO
IMPORTANTLY PERHAPS, LISTEN TO THE SOUNDS THAT WERE HEARING
THE SOUNDS THAT WERE HEARING COMING FROM THAT VIDEOTAPE.
COMING FROM THAT VIDEOTAPE. THIS IS THE SOUND OF GUNFIRE
THIS IS THE SOUND OF GUNFIRE WERE NOT REALLY ACCUSTOMED TO
WERE NOT REALLY ACCUSTOMED TO HEARING.
HEARING.
WE HAVE, UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST HEARD INCIDENTS WHERE THERE
PAST HEARD INCIDENTS WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN MASS SHOOTINGS BUT THE
HAVE BEEN MASS SHOOTINGS BUT THE SOUND OF THE GUNFIRE IS
SOUND OF THE GUNFIRE IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WERE
DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WERE HEARING ON THIS TAPE.
HEARING ON THIS TAPE. TAKE ME THROUGH THAT.
TAKE ME THROUGH THAT. >> Reporter: RIGHT.
>> Reporter: RIGHT. THIS IS THE SOUND OF GUNFIRE YOU
THIS IS THE SOUND OF GUNFIRE YOU WOULD HEAR FROM IRAQ OR
WOULD HEAR FROM IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN FROM THE U.S.
AFGHANISTAN FROM THE U.S. MILITARY, AUTOMATIC WEAPONS
MILITARY, AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FIRE.
FIRE.
THAT MEANS THAT SOMEBODY IS
THAT MEANS THAT SOMEBODY IS
HOLDING THE TRIGGER DOWN AND THE
HOLDING THE TRIGGER DOWN AND THE
WEAPON JUST CONTINUES TO FIRE AS
WEAPON JUST CONTINUES TO FIRE AS
FAST AS IT CAN CHAMBER A NEW
FAST AS IT CAN CHAMBER A NEW
ROUND AND GET IT OUT OF THE
ROUND AND GET IT OUT OF THE
MUZZLE. THESE WEAPONS ARE HEAVILY
THESE WEAPONS ARE HEAVILY RESTRICTED BY THE FEDERAL
RESTRICTED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
GOVERNMENT.
ITS ILLEGAL TO OWN A WEAPON
ITS ILLEGAL TO OWN A WEAPON
THAT CAN FIRE LIKE THAT UNLESS ITS REGISTERED WITH ATF, THESS
ITS REGISTERED WITH ATF, THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIRE
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIRE AND EXPLOSIVES.
AND EXPLOSIVES. ATF IS ONE OF THE FEDERAL
ATF IS ONE OF THE FEDERAL AGENCIES ASSISTING HERE.
AGENCIES ASSISTING HERE. THEYRE DOING AN EMERGENCY TRACE
THEYRE DOING AN EMERGENCY TRACE TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THAT
TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THAT WEAPON CAME FROM.
WEAPON CAME FROM. ITS POSSIBLE TO ACQUIRE A
ITS POSSIBLE TO ACQUIRE A WEAPON MADE TO FIRE
WEAPON MADE TO FIRE AUTOMATICALLY LIKE THAT.
AUTOMATICALLY LIKE THAT. THE U.S. MILITARY USES THEM
THE U.S. MILITARY USES THEM EXTENSIVELY OVERSEAS.
EXTENSIVELY OVERSEAS. ITS ALSO POSSIBLE TO BUY A
ITS ALSO POSSIBLE TO BUY A WEAPON THAT ISNT INTENDED TO
WEAPON THAT ISNT INTENDED TO FIRE THAT WAY AND THEN MODIFY
FIRE THAT WAY AND THEN MODIFY IT, MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE
IT, MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE INSIDE.
INSIDE.
IF YOURE EXPERIENCED WITH
IF YOURE EXPERIENCED WITH
FIREARMS, ITS NOT A DIFFICULT THING TO DO.S NOT A DIFFICULT
THING TO DO. ITS ILLEGAL TO DO THAT, BUT
ITS ILLEGAL TO DO THAT, BUT ITS NOT A DIFFICULT THING TO
ITS NOT A DIFFICULT THING TO DO.
DO.
SO THATS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WERE GOING TO HAVE TO GETIONS
WERE GOING TO HAVE TO GET ANSWERED HERE IS WHAT WEAPON WAS
ANSWERED HERE IS WHAT WEAPON WAS THIS, WHAT THE CALIBER OF THE
THIS, WHAT THE CALIBER OF THE WEAPON WAS, WHEN THIS PERSON
WEAPON WAS, WHEN THIS PERSON ACQUIRED IT, HOW MANY ROUNDS HE
ACQUIRED IT, HOW MANY ROUNDS HE HAD WITH HIM.
HAD WITH HIM. THESE ARE ALL QUESTIONS THAT ARE
THESE ARE ALL QUESTIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PRETTY EASY TO
GOING TO BE PRETTY EASY TO ANSWER HERE IN THE COMING HOURS.
ANSWER HERE IN THE COMING HOURS. WE JUST DONT HAVE THE ANSWERS
WE JUST DONT HAVE THE ANSWERS YET.
YET.
>> AS YOU AND I AND SAVANNAH TALKED ABOUT EARLIER GETTING A
TALKED ABOUT EARLIER GETTING A WEAPON LIKE THAT INTO A PLACE
WEAPON LIKE THAT INTO A PLACE LIKE A LAS VEGAS HOTEL WHEN
LIKE A LAS VEGAS HOTEL WHEN EVERYBODY GOING IN AND OUT IS
EVERYBODY GOING IN AND OUT IS EITHER CARRYING OR WHEELING SOME
EITHER CARRYING OR WHEELING SOME SORT OF A SUITCASE THAT IS NOT,
SORT OF A SUITCASE THAT IS NOT, UNFORTUNATELY, A VERY BIG
UNFORTUNATELY, A VERY BIG CHALLENGE.
CHALLENGE. >> Reporter: NO, AND PEOPLE
>> Reporter: NO, AND PEOPLE CHECK INTO HOTELS IN LAS VEGAS
CHECK INTO HOTELS IN LAS VEGAS WITH ALL KINDS OF THINGS, GOLF
WITH ALL KINDS OF THINGS, GOLF CLUBS, TENNIS RACK ETSETS, ITS
CLUBS, TENNIS RACK ETSETS, ITS UNUSUAL TO SEE BIG PIECES OF
UNUSUAL TO SEE BIG PIECES OF LUGGAGE.
LUGGAGE.
PEOPLE ARE CARRYING FIREARMS
PEOPLE ARE CARRYING FIREARMS
WITH THEM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
WITH THEM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
ALL OF THE TIME.
ALL OF THE TIME.
THEYRE IN THEIR VEHICLES, YOU
THEYRE IN THEIR VEHICLES, YOU
KNOW, THE ONE PLACE YOU CANT TAKE THEM IS ON AN AIRPLANE, BUT
TAKE THEM IS ON AN AIRPLANE, BUT YOU CAN CHECK THEM ONTO AN
YOU CAN CHECK THEM ONTO AN AIRPLANE.
AIRPLANE.
BUT THATS NOT THE CASE HERE
BUT THATS NOT THE CASE HERE
BECAUSE THE SUSPECT, STEPHEN
BECAUSE THE SUSPECT, STEPHEN
PADDOCK, AND ALSO THE WOMAN WHO THEYRE EAGER TO FIND, MARILOUHO
THEYRE EAGER TO FIND, MARILOU DANLEY, LIVED NEARBY, LIVED NEAR
DANLEY, LIVED NEARBY, LIVED NEAR LAS VEGAS IN THE COMMUNITY OF
LAS VEGAS IN THE COMMUNITY OF MESQUITE, NEVADA.
MESQUITE, NEVADA. AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER
AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER THEYRE NOW AGGRESSIVELY
THEYRE NOW AGGRESSIVELY SEARCHING HIS HOME LOOKING FOR
SEARCHING HIS HOME LOOKING FOR THE TWO CARS THAT WERE
THE TWO CARS THAT WERE REGISTERED TO HIM, A HYUNDAI AND
REGISTERED TO HIM, A HYUNDAI AND PACIFICA TOURING VEHICLE.
PACIFICA TOURING VEHICLE. THEYRE ASKING PEOPLE TO KEEP A
THEYRE ASKING PEOPLE TO KEEP A SHARP EYE OUT FOR THOSE VEHICLES
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