Posted on 10/10/2017 4:10:29 PM PDT by SSS Two
Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock fired special "incendiary" bullets at a 43,000-barrel fuel tank in what investigators believe was an attempt to cause an explosion, two law enforcement sources told CNN.
Those types of rounds, meant to ignite what they hit, were found inside Paddock's room at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino and near the fuel tank a short distance away on the grounds of McCarran International Airport, the sources said.
Authorities have previously disclosed that Paddock fired at the tank and struck it with two rifle rounds, when he opened fire on the crowd below from his 32nd floor hotel room on October 1. They had not disclosed that he used incendiary rounds to fire at the tank, which contains jet fuel.
The sources, briefed on the investigation but not authorized to speak publicly, said the incendiary rounds were recovered in an area near the tank.
It is unclear if the rounds that struck the tank were also of the incendiary variety. Chris Jones, an airport spokesman, said he was unaware of any rounds being recovered other than those that struck the tank...
Investigators also recovered tracer rounds from Paddock's room. Those rounds produce a flame when fired and allow the shooter to follow the bullet's path for more precise aim, according to the sources, who requested not to be named because they are not authorized to speak publicly about such details. There is no evidence the tracer rounds were used during the attack, the sources said.
Investigators also found "survival gear" in Paddock's room, including bulletproof vests and a breathing apparatus, the sources said.
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he didn’t plan to kill himself, he planned to get away.
They say he killed himself. Is there absolute proof of that?
So why are we not being told about possible motive? What is going on here?
It’s a good thing that Paddock was not very smart.
An earlier report claimed he had tried to buy tracer rounds but they weren’t available.
Did he obtain the rounds somewhere else?
Maybe he wanted to lower value of the casino stocks.
proof? lol
Yeah he thought an explosion and.a giant Fireball would cause enough confusion and Chaos for him to slip away.
Fake, unattributed “news”.
Unnamed source.
Nope.
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We must accept and acknowledge what angels provided.
Perhaps angels can only influence events on the edges.
And thank God for the survivors and pray for the victims.
“God’s plan” may appear to be forensically weak but it is compelling.
Amazing....And still not a peep from law enforcement regarding motive.
A small caliber shooting a tracer will not penetrate the double walled steel tank.
If he were shooting high caliber armor piercing and then tracers it could have been a problem.
Did he obtain the rounds somewhere else?
Evidently so. From the article: Investigators also recovered tracer rounds from Paddock's room.
And do we really trust anything we’re told, after they majorly revised the timeline about the security guard being shot?
Probably why two windows were broken out, one for concert one for tanks. Could gunfire in different directions cause one to think two different shooters?
From news i’ve heard, there were indications that the tanks were only hit 3 times and from the line of fire i suspect they were early or late rounds. If he really wanted it to flame us then i would have expected a higher caliber round/weapon used.
“Hello Alexia turn on CNN I would like to hear the news.
I am Sorry, you will have to choose one or the other.”
CNN. We just make stuff up as we go.
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