Uploaded July 2018 | Updated September 2026, 43 minutes ago
We may never know exactly why Stephen Paddock opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest Festival last Sunday (Oct. 1), killing 59 people in the largest mass shooting in modern American history. But as investigators continue to dig into the 64 year-old millionaire real estate investor's movements and purchases in the months, days and hours leading up to his insane rampage, a more detailed picture has emerged about the meticulous planning that went into Paddock's unthinkable actions.
This is what we know so far about the night of the tragedy and the events leading up to it, according to a timeline from ABC News and a variety of other news sources.
Thursday, Sept. 28
Paddock checks into the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino three days before the shooting, with the Associated Press reporting that he requested a high-level suite overlooking the 15-acre site of the Route 91 festival. A source said he couldn't get the room he originally requested, but then moved to the 32nd-floor suite he opened fire from on Saturday night (Sept. 30).
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We may never know exactly why Stephen Paddock opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest Festival last Sunday (Oct. 1), killing 59 people in the largest mass shooting in modern American history. But as investigators continue to dig into the 64 year-old millionaire real estate investor's movements and purchases in the months, days and hours leading up to his insane rampage, a more detailed picture has emerged about the meticulous planning that went into Paddock's unthinkable actions.
This is what we know so far about the night of the tragedy and the events leading up to it, according to a timeline from ABC News and a variety of other news sources.
Thursday, Sept. 28
Paddock checks into the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino three days before the shooting, with the Associated Press reporting that he requested a high-level suite overlooking the 15-acre site of the Route 91 festival. A source said he couldn't get the room he originally requested, but then moved to the 32nd-floor suite he opened fire from on Saturday night (Sept. 30).
READ THE REST @ billboard.com/articles/news/7989241/las-vegas-shooting-timeline-route-91
