#LASVEGASSHOOTING: LEAKED PHOTOS OF DEAD SHOOTER AND HIS WEAPONS

Leaked photos of dead Stephen Paddock, the 64 year old millionaire gambler who killed 58 people and injured hundreds of others has surfaced online. The photos show the horrifying scene SWAT teams encountered when they blew the door off Paddock's nicely furnished Mandalay Bay hotel suite and found him dead inside.



Paddock set up cameras in a door peephole and two cameras on a room service cart outside his room to let him know when policeor security arrived.



The photos, leaked Tuesday, show Stephen Paddock's body on the floor of his suite in the Mandalay Bay resort and casino, which he used as a sniper's nest on Sunday night to open fire on 22,000 innocent people attending a music festival across the street.

Only the 64-year-old's legs, torso and left arm are visible in the photo, he was casually dressed like a normal person, the only thing that revealed his evil actions were the black gloves he was wearing.

On the floor next to the body are two assault rifles, dozens of spent shells and a hammer - which he presumably used to shatter two windows in his two-room suite which he then used to shoot out of.

One of the assault rifles has a 'bump stock' added to it - making effectively fully automatic - allowing him to unleash hundreds of rounds per minute.

The branding on the gun indicates it was made by Daniel Defense, a Savannah-Georgia-based company which produces variants of the AR-15 rifle, based off the U.S. Army's M16. Another gun appears to be under his body.

Another photo shows how he pushed two sitting chairs together to form a cradle-like space to store at least two other rifles. Another AR-15-style rifle is seen at the foot of chairs with an extended magazine that would allow him to shoot for longer before reloading.

Behind a nearby pillar, about 15 magazines are piled in neat stacks. It's unclear if they are loaded or spent.

Police estimate Paddock fired on the crowd for 11 minutes, starting at 10:08pm before he cowardly committed suicide.

ISIS CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR #LASVEGASSHOOTING

The dreaded Islamic terror group, ISIS has claimed responsibility for the mass shooting in Las Vegas which led to the death of 58 people with more than 515 were wounded. ISIS said the attacker had converted to Islam a few months ago but US officials say there is no evidence that Paddock was linked to ISIS.




On Sunday evening, just after 10 p.m. Stephen Craig Paddock, 64, a resident of nearby Mesquite, Nevada, opened fire on a country music festival taking place at Las Vegas Village from a room across the street in the Mandalay Bay Hotel. ISIS later said Paddock was a “soldier of the Islamic State” who “converted to Islam a few months ago”.



“The Las Vegas attack was carried out by a soldier of the Islamic State and he carried it out in response to calls to target states of the coalition,” ISIS’ news agency Amaq said in reference to the U.S.-led coalition fighting the group in the Middle East.

“The Las Vegas attacker converted to Islam a few months ago,” Amaq added.

But the claim was swiftly shot down by US officials. Two senior U.S. officals said shortly after ISIS’s statement that there is no evidence Paddock was linked to ISIS or any international militant group for that matter. One of the two U.S. officials discounted Islamic State’s claim of responsibility and said there was reason to believe that the shooter had a history of psychological problems. In addition, Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said investigations are still ongoing and police have not yet determined a motive.

Paddock’s family spoke with Dailymail and they said he had no political or religious affiliation.

The shooter’s brother, Eric Paddock said from his home in Orlando, Florida: “He was just a guy. Something happened, he snapped or something. He’s my brother, we don’t have a very close relationship but we talk occasionally. There’s no rhyme or reason here, it makes no sense.”

He continued: “He has no political affiliation, no religious affiliation, as far as we know. This wasn’t a terror attack”.



Paddock lived just 90 minutes outside Las Vegas in the city of Mesquite, with 62-year-old Marilou Danley, an Australian citizen believed to be of Indonesian descent. Speaking of his brother’s female companion, Eric Paddock said he believes she had nothing to do with the shooting.

He said: “She has nothing to do with this, at least from my perspective.”

Police said in a press conference early Monday that that they discovered in “excess of 10 rifles” in the room, and that Paddock’s death was the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

#LASVEGASSHOOTING: DEATH TOLL RISES TO 58, OVER 500 INJURED

The death toll in the Las Vegas concert massacre has risen to 58 with the injured victims numbering over 500.

The deadly massacre, one of the worst in recent American history, occurred on Sunday night while Americans partook in a final phase of singer Jason Aldean’s music festival.

The police have also provided more information on the suspected shooter, Stephen Paddock.

The Sheriff, Joe Lombardo, said the police discovered 10 rifles in Mr. Paddock’s apartment at the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel, where the shooter was suspected to have been lodging since September 28. He added that findings indicate that the rifles were brought by Mr. Paddock.

Mr. Lambardo also said contrary to previous reports that the police had killed the Mr. Paddock, they had reasons to believe he killed himself.

“I know that he had killed himself. We know that he brought the weapon in on his own,” he said.

Mr. Lombardo also said the hotel’s room service reported finding nothing unusual while cleaning the room belonging to Mr. Paddock.

The police chief also said a thorough search on related data on Mr. Paddock’s affairs have shown no link with local or international terrorists.


Mr. Paddock’s brother, Eric, also expressed shock at his brother’s action.

“It makes no sense,” he never hit anybody,” said the shooter’s brother.

The police are still looking for links to the possible reasons for the deadly incidence.

American President Donald Trump has reacted to the incident and is expected to visit Lass Vegas soon.

“It was an act of pure evil. We cannot fathom their pain, we cannot imaging their loss. The families of the victims; we are praying for you, we are here for you,” Mr. Trump said.

The suspected shooter started firing an automatic rifle from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel at 10:08 p.m. (0708 GMT) at a crowd of people watching an outdoor music.

The shootings continued for moments until the police arrived the scene of the incidence.