Stephen Paddock

Stephen Craig Paddock (April 9, 1953 – October 1, 2017) was an American mass murderer who perpetrated the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, the deadliest mass shooting and one of the worst mass murders in American history. Paddock grew up in a poor household and began his career as an auditor before becoming wealthy from investing in and managing apartment buildings. At the time of the shooting, Paddock was a hobby pilot and an avid video poker gambler who lived reclusively in Mesquite, Nevada. On October 1, 2017, 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 (at least 413 of whom were wounded by gunfire). Paddock killed himself in his suite at the Mandalay Bay hotel following the shooting. Paddock's motive remains officially unknown, and the possible factors are the subject of speculation.