Authorities struggle to find motive in Las Vegas mass shooting

By Daniel Terrill

The crime scene outside Mandalay Bay after a mass shooting the night before. (Photo: The Mercury News)
Las Vegas police and the public in general are struggling to make sense of Sunday night’s mass shooting during a country music concert at the Mandalay Bay casino.
As authorities continue their investigation on gathering basic facts regarding the shooting, they also shift attention toward understanding the motive that drove gunman Stephen Paddock to shoot into a crowd from his hotel room on the 32nd floor and murder a staggering 59 people and injure another 527 others.
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo called Paddock a “lone wolf” and said he is solely responsible for the shooting, but exactly why is unclear. Investigators have yet to uncover a manifesto or similar document like other mass shooters left behind, and journalists digging into his past have yet to find details pointing toward what drove him to commit such a heinous act.
What is known, however, is that after Paddock checked in to his suite on Thursday, he unloaded more than 10 large bags containing some 23 firearms — some of which modified for full-auto capabilities — loads of ammunition and other devices. Then, at 10:08 pm on Sunday, he

Source: Guns.com