Early life and education

Personal life

[15][8] He lived in a number of retirement communities. For several years, he lived with his girlfriend in a retirement community in [15] In 2016 he moved 2,400 miles (3,900 km) west across the country to a new retiree home in [6] According to property records, he bought a single-family home there in 2013.[15] Paddock previously lived in Texas and in California, where he had married once and later divorced.He lived in a number of retirement communities. For several years, he lived with his girlfriend in a retirement community in Reno, Nevada In 2016 he moved 2,400 miles (3,900 km) west across the country to a new retiree home in Mesquite, Nevada , about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas.According to property records, he bought a single-family home there in 2013.

[16] In 2010, Paddock applied for and received a U.S. passport.

Personality

[17] An Australian acquaintance, the boyfriend of Paddock's girlfriend's sister, met Paddock in the U.S. and The Philippines . He described Paddock as "extremely intelligent, methodical, conservative – guarded – and strategic. A planning, thinking type of guy". He described how he won a lot of money applying algorithms to gambling, and studied gun laws to know his rights to own weapons. This friend considered Paddock as a generous man as he was very well received whenever he and his girlfriend visited him.

Role in the 2017 Las Vegas Strip shooting

[15] The police found 23 rifles and one handgun inside his room,[18][19] including the [20][21] According to firearms instructor [22] A bump fire stock was also found in the room.[23][24] According to police, Paddock acted alone and his motive is unknown.[25][26][27][28] He was found dead in his room from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[8][1] Paddock rented a room on the 32nd floor at Mandalay Bay on Thursday, September 28, three days before the massacre.The police found 23 rifles and one handgun inside his room,including the AR-15-style and AK-47 -style rifles, and a large quantity of ammunition. Two of the rifles were mounted on tripods and were equipped with telescopic sights According to firearms instructor Massad Ayoob , audio recordings of the attack indicated that the perpetrator probably used a bump fire device.A bump fire stock was also found in the room.According to police, Paddock acted alone and his motive is unknown.He was found dead in his room from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.