The gunman's father was a bank robber who the FBI once described as a "psychopathic" person who may have "suicidal tendencies".
Stephen Paddock killed at least 59 people and injured 527 others after opening fire on a concert from the window of his Las Vegas hotel room.
As authorities piece together the timeline of the attack, Sky News takes a look at the man behind the worst mass shooting in modern US history.
The 64-year-old became a multi-millionaire real estate investor after retiring as an accountant, according to his brother Eric
Paddock lived in a two-bedroom house in the retirement desert community of Mesquite, 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas, close to Nevada's border with Arizona
He owned a second home near Reno, another Nevada city famous for its casinos. According to property site Zillow, the homes are worth more than $700,000 (£528,620) in total
Eric Paddock described his brother as a heavy gambler with "no religious affiliation, no political affiliation" who was "not an avid gun guy at all"
He added that his sibling would complain when he lost money gambling and would have said "if he'd lost $4m or something"
In 2012, Paddock sued The Cosmopolitan hotel in Las Vegas, claiming he slipped and fell on a wet floor. The lawsuit was dismissed by a judge and settled by arbitration
Paddock checked into his room on the 32nd floor of Mandalay Bay Casino and Hotel three days before the atrocity
Hotel staff had been in his room prior to the shooting and did not spot anything suspicious, Las Vegas sheriff Joseph Lombardo said
Paddock fired out of his window for at least 10 minutes and concertgoers ran for cover as he intermittently stopped to reload
SWAT teams broke into the room and found him dead. Police believe he killed himself
Islamic State claimed the shooting and said Paddock converted to Islam months ago. However, US authorities say there is no evidence of this and described him as a "lone wolf"
At least 23 guns, including long rifles, were found inside his hotel room
Some of the firearms had scopes, while two were reportedly modified to make them fully automatic
Officers recovered several pounds of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used to make explosives, from the 64-year-old's car
Explosives, 19 firearms and several thousand rounds of ammo were also recovered from the gunman's home in Mesquite
Two gun store owners have said Paddock purchased firearms from their stores. Over the last year, the 64-year-old bought two handguns and a rifle from Guns & Guitars in Mesquite
Paddock's father was a bank robber who was once on the FBI's most wanted list in the late 1960s
A 1969 poster described Benjamin Hoskins Paddock as a "psychopathic" person who "reportedly has suicidal tendencies"
Stephen Paddock lived with his girlfriend, Marilou Danley. The 62-year-old was initially named by police as a person of interest
Police later discovered she was out of the country at the time of the massacre and said she was not believed to have been involved
Eric Paddock said news of his brother's attack hit him "like an asteroid", adding that family members "have no idea how this happened"
Stephen Paddock recently sent a walking aid to his 90-year-old mother, who was said to have been "completely in shock" after the shooting
Stephen Paddock killed at least 59 people and injured 527 others after opening fire on a concert from the window of his Las Vegas hotel room.
As authorities piece together the timeline of the attack, Sky News takes a look at the man behind the worst mass shooting in modern US history.
The 64-year-old became a multi-millionaire real estate investor after retiring as an accountant, according to his brother Eric
Paddock lived in a two-bedroom house in the retirement desert community of Mesquite, 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas, close to Nevada's border with Arizona
He owned a second home near Reno, another Nevada city famous for its casinos. According to property site Zillow, the homes are worth more than $700,000 (£528,620) in total
Eric Paddock described his brother as a heavy gambler with "no religious affiliation, no political affiliation" who was "not an avid gun guy at all"
He added that his sibling would complain when he lost money gambling and would have said "if he'd lost $4m or something"
In 2012, Paddock sued The Cosmopolitan hotel in Las Vegas, claiming he slipped and fell on a wet floor. The lawsuit was dismissed by a judge and settled by arbitration
Paddock checked into his room on the 32nd floor of Mandalay Bay Casino and Hotel three days before the atrocity
Hotel staff had been in his room prior to the shooting and did not spot anything suspicious, Las Vegas sheriff Joseph Lombardo said
Paddock fired out of his window for at least 10 minutes and concertgoers ran for cover as he intermittently stopped to reload
SWAT teams broke into the room and found him dead. Police believe he killed himself
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| The gunman's father was described as a 'psychopathic' person by the FBI |
Islamic State claimed the shooting and said Paddock converted to Islam months ago. However, US authorities say there is no evidence of this and described him as a "lone wolf"
At least 23 guns, including long rifles, were found inside his hotel room
Some of the firearms had scopes, while two were reportedly modified to make them fully automatic
Officers recovered several pounds of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used to make explosives, from the 64-year-old's car
Explosives, 19 firearms and several thousand rounds of ammo were also recovered from the gunman's home in Mesquite
Two gun store owners have said Paddock purchased firearms from their stores. Over the last year, the 64-year-old bought two handguns and a rifle from Guns & Guitars in Mesquite
Paddock's father was a bank robber who was once on the FBI's most wanted list in the late 1960s
A 1969 poster described Benjamin Hoskins Paddock as a "psychopathic" person who "reportedly has suicidal tendencies"
Stephen Paddock lived with his girlfriend, Marilou Danley. The 62-year-old was initially named by police as a person of interest
Police later discovered she was out of the country at the time of the massacre and said she was not believed to have been involved
Eric Paddock said news of his brother's attack hit him "like an asteroid", adding that family members "have no idea how this happened"
Stephen Paddock recently sent a walking aid to his 90-year-old mother, who was said to have been "completely in shock" after the shooting
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