They wonder if he had some sort of mental break at the time that drove him to start making plans for mass murder. Investigators have zeroed in on a weapon-buying binge Paddock went on in the year before the attack. That’s the one in this one, and we are not there yet,” FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said. “There’s all kinds of things that surprise us in each one of these events. 2 official in the FBI said Wednesday he was surprised investigators had not uncovered more. He had no known criminal record and almost no close friends, social media presence or other clear connections to the broader world. Where other mass killers have left behind a trail of plain-sight clues that help investigators quickly understand what drove them to violence, Paddock led a low-key, private life. Investigators trying to establish the motive for the attack have had little more to chase than hints and shadows. 28, he specifically requested an upper-floor room with a view of the Route 91 Harvest music festival, according to a person who has seen hotel records turned over to investigators and spoke on condition of anonymity. When Paddock checked into the Mandalay Bay on Sept. The music festival featured Chance the Rapper, Muse, Lorde and Blink-182. He offered no other details about what led Paddock there. Paddock’s booking of the hotel room was first reported by TMZ.Īlso, the weekend before the Las Vegas bloodbath, Paddock had rented a high-rise condo in a Las Vegas building that overlooked the Life is Beautiful alternative music festival, Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said Tuesday.

The official was not authorized to discuss the case publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity after being briefed on the investigation. Lollapalooza draws hundreds of thousands of music fans every year to Grant Park. The official said no evidence has been found that Paddock ever came to Chicago that weekend. In August, Paddock booked a room at Chicago’s Blackstone Hotel that overlooked the park where the Lollapalooza music festival was held that weekend, a law enforcement official said Thursday.

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