Stephen Paddock

Stephen Craig Paddock (April 9, 1953 – October 1, 2017) was an American mass murderer, who orchestrated the 2017 Las Vegas shooting.

Stephen Paddock
Stephen Paddock
Born	Stephen Craig Paddock (1953-04-09)April 9, 1953 Clinton, Iowa, U.S.
Died	October 1, 2017(2017-10-01) (aged 64) Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Accountant, real estate investor
Known for	Perpetrator of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting
Parent	Benjamin Paddock
Details
Date	October 1, 2017 ≈ 10:05 – 10:15 p.m.
Location(s)	Las Vegas Strip, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Target(s)	Route 91 Harvest music festival audience
Killed	61 (including himself)
Injured	851[1]

Paddock killed 60 and injured 487 people during a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on October 1, 2017. After being discovered by the police in Mandalay Bay resort, he committed suicide by shooting himself.

According to police, Paddock acted alone. His motive remains unknown.^[2][3][4][5] There has been some discussion around brain pathology.^[6][7]

He was born in Clinton, Iowa and grew up in Tucson, Arizona and Sun Valley, Los Angeles. He lived in Mesquite, Nevada, and was a retired accountant.

His father Benjamin Hoskins Paddock (1926–1998) was a bank robber.