Las Vegas gunman may have planned earlier attack

CBS News ^ | October 3, 2017

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Law enforcement officials are investigating whether Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock had been planning an earlier attack in the city, a law enforcement source confirmed to CBS News.

According to a law enforcement source, investigators are looking at whether he may have first had his sights on the "Life is Beautiful" festival on Sept. 22 to Sept. 24.

The source, who was briefed on the police investigation, said Paddock had apparently tried to get a room at The Ogden and another hotel in downtown Las Vegas, but apparently the specific suites he requested were booked. The source speculated that Paddock may have been seeking rooms that were strategically located to the festival to launch an attack.

[Blue House Sue]

Targeting the Life is Beautiful festival would indicate that he was not targeting country music fans but Americans in general.

Much more digging needs to be done on him , his associates, connections, communications and political views.

[epluribus_2]

Sorta like Paris concert. Soundslike IS soft targeting.

[Tammy8]

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[freedumb2003]

I am ignoring these kinds of reports.

There are too many rumors floating around to add to them at this time.

[Tonytitan]

...the next shoe to fall concert wise: rap/hip-hop or raggae concerts, where there will be few to no off-duty cops,...

The homies will shoot back!

[Sacajaweau]

Hush money...

[Sacajaweau]

92% Catholic

[A_Former_Democrat]

My bets are on ISIS

[Steve_Seattle]

"The source speculated that Paddock may have been seeking rooms that were strategically located to the festival to launch an attack."

This festival was mentioned in an earlier British report, but their angle was that the shooter attended that as a spectator, not as a potential killer. So, depending on which report is more accurate, the "targeting conservatives" theory isn't quite dead yet.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Bkmrk.

[Sarah Barracuda]

That’s my bet too, if he had no facebook or twitter account..he could have put the video on the cloud for ISIS to view and put it on their web site. He obviously had no intention of watching the video himself he knew he wasn’t making it out alive

[Sacajaweau]

The Sheriff was asked if he thought they would discover the motive. He said "Absolutely".

Tells me they already know or have a really, really good idea.

[Nifster]

If true it undercuts the ‘he just snapped’ meme

[Nifster]

Might support the notion of a recent convert to ISIS

[Sacajaweau]

I'm betting Fast & Furious....The guns were not just tools but the No. 1 clue.

Wonder if the videos in and outside the room had sound...betting on it.

[Nifster]

No

He was looking to kill Americans. He was either ISIS or Antifa

[dforest]

They have yet to discover the really good lie and settle on it.

[Nifster]

So glad you know and understand why this turd decided to murder people

The rest of us aren’t so smart

[tinyowl]

He hates music?

or hotel windows?

[dfwgator]

He hates music? or hotel windows?

Or these cans.