Multimillionaire Vegas gunman who killed 59 people took 23 guns and thousands of bullets in 10 bags into Mandalay Bay sniper's nest where he set up rifles on tripods

The man who shot dead 59 people and injured 527 others in Las Vegas on Sunday night was a multimillionaire who took a huge arsenal of 23 guns into his Mandalay Bay hotel room, which he transformed into an elaborate sniper's nest before opening fire on a country music festival on Sunday.


Stephen Paddock, 64, had made millions from real estate deals, according to his brother; he also owned two planes and several properties across the US, and seemed normal apart from his passion for gambling large sums.

He took 23 of those guns - which included four DDN4s and three FN-15s (seen inset; FN-15 on top) - into his Mandalay Bay suite over several days and set up two rifles on tripods at windows overlooking the Route 91 Harvest country music festival.

Thousands of rounds of ammunition were also found in the suite, enabling him to fire repeatedly over the course of 72 minutes. His car had several pounds of a fertilizer used in bomb-making. Paddock had lived in 27 residences in Nevada, Florida and Texas as an adult, but other than that he had apparently lived a quiet and unremarkable life - and the reason for his assault remains a mystery.

The guns he used...

Above, the view from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel, in an updated photo. The concert was taking place diagonally across the street, where the stage is seen, with its green roof. 

Inside the nest: The smashed windows from the suite taken out by Paddock at the Mandalay Hotel in Las Vegas 

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Culled UK Daily Mail