What we know about Las Vegas shooting suspect Stephen Paddock

By Anna Giaritelli

Published October 2, 2017 12:37pm ET

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What we know about Las Vegas shooting suspect Stephen Paddock — A police officer takes cover behind a truck at the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip. Multiple victims were being transported to hospitals after a shooting late Sunday at a music festival in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) | John Locher

Las Vegas police and federal agents are beginning to piece together information about 64-year-old Stephen Craig Paddock, the suspected gunman behind the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival Sunday night.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said Paddock, a white male from Mesquite, Nev., opened fire on a crowd of more than 22,000 people from his hotel room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel at 10:08 p.m. Sunday.

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