He wanted to kill people. I don't believe there is a motive other than that. He collected weapons and wondered why he did it in the first place and then realized he expected the government to turn on the people someday. That is what "Preppers" (click here) believe. It is a strange mindset and I can imagine a person simply deciding to start his own war in hopes others will join in. I think it is that simple.
26 October 2017
While investigators (click here) are no closer to establishing what drove Vegas sniper Stephen Paddock to carry out his sick massacre, they have uncovered his alarming search history.
Authorities investigating the shooting that killed 58 concertgoers and injured more than 500 others have found internet search techniques used by local police for breaching rooms in standoff situations, a law-enforcement official reportedly told the Wall Street Journal.
The official reportedly said Paddock searched for information about how Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department or SWAT teams force their way into rooms or buildings.
The internet query and the missing hard drive are two more pieces of the puzzle authorities are yet to solve. However, ABC News reported Paddock is believed to have removed the hard drive before fatally shooting himself.
Investigators suspect gunman Stephen Paddock removed the hard drive from the laptop after opened fire from his high-rise suite at the Mandalay Bay hotel casino into a crowd at a country music concert, killing 58 people and wounded hundreds of others, an official said.
Investigators have been combing through every aspect of Paddock's life - from family, friends and associates to his travel patterns, health and finances.
The hard drive hasn't been found, according to the official, and the absence of digital clues adds yet another puzzling aspect to the investigation as authorities try to figure out what might've led the 64-year-old high-stakes gambler to commit the mass killing....
