Update: Las Vegas killer’s motive a mystery

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gunman Update: Las Vegas killer’s motive a mystery
Suspected gunman Stephen Paddock

At least 58 people have been slain and more than 500 injured in the deadliest mass shooting in US history at a music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The motive of the killer remains a mystery after what US President Donald Trump called “an act of pure evil” that had left the country feeling “sadness, shock and grief.”

The shooter was identified as Stephen Craig Paddock, 64, and authorities said he had no criminal record and police had no prior knowledge of him.

He opened fire on a crowd of more than 22,000 concert-goers from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel, across the road from the festival venue.

He died soon afterwards of a suspected self-inflicted wound when officers blasted open the door of his room, Las Vegas Sheriff Joe Lombardo said.

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