One of the most horrific mass shootings in U.S. history may have been perpetrated because the killer was angry about how casinos treated him.
On Oct. 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas. He murdered 60 people and wounded more than 850 more at a country music festival.
Ever since the 64-year-old blasted away at concertgoers, the big question has been: Why?
According to NewsNation, Paddock may have been motivated to kill because he felt slighted by some Vegas casinos.
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NewsNation noted that it had recently obtained 630 pages of redacted documents from the FBI about the agency’s investigation into the massacre.
The FBI noted in its report, “Paddock was very upset at the way casinos were treating him and other high rollers.”
A gambler who knew Paddock told federal agents that he felt “the stress over that treatment could easily be what caused Paddock to ‘snap.’”
The gambler’s name was redacted from the report. But NewsNation noted that he told the FBI that in years prior to the shooting, casinos gave high rollers like Paddock incredible perks, such as free cruises, airline flights, and penthouse suites.
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But the gambling houses cut back to save money.
The Blaze also reported that Paddock may have been irate because, according to another unnamed gambler, Paddock had been banned from casinos after winning “large quantities” of loot.
The FBI and Las Vegas police tried to quell such thinking.
The FBI and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police issued a statement about the batch of records, saying that after the investigation concluded in 2018, “We were unable to determine a motive for the shooter.”
“Speculating on a motive causes more harm to the hundreds of people who were victims that night,” the statement continued.
“The FBI documents that were released as part of a Freedom of Information Act request, are from the original investigation, we do not believe they will shed new light in the case.”
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