Hotel employees had been in his room before the shooting and didn't notice anything unusual, according to Lombardo. It wasn't clear whether Paddock had specifically requested a room on a high floor that overlooked the concert venue. Fasulo said that he had 23 firearms in his room and that investigators found 19 more at his home. Paddock is believed to have checked into the hotel on Thursday, Lombardo said. Other than a citation he received several years ago that was 'handled as a normal practice' by the courts, he had no criminal background, Lombardo said. Officials had said earlier that police fatally shot Paddock.Īuthorities were digging into Paddock's history. Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo told reporters Monday that authorities believe Paddock killed himself before police entered his room. Police responded to reports of the shooting just after 10 p.m. Helping them would've meant that we got shot, too.'
People were trying to save their friends. People were getting shot one foot away from us. She added: 'People kept dropping and dropping.
