“this is looking for and more like someone who just “snapped”.”
Your definition of someone “who just snapped” has to be very far from mine. This massacre required months of planning and recon and action - not to mention a tremendous amount of money and probably some help along the way.
This is prime time here in Vegas - The Strip is heavily booked well in advance - to get a corner suite on the 32nd floor in Mandalay for four days on this weekend requires advance booking, probably months ahead, and no small sum of money. Then there is the cost of the arsenal he acquired, which from all appearances includes military-style weapons.
Someone doesn’t just “snap” and put in the months of recon, acquisition and planning. He planned this carefully and spent a lot of money implementing it. That “snap” lasted a terribly long time to accomplish this in the manner he did.
The guy was a hunter and degenerate gambler, so it's not like these would be out of the ordinary expenses for him. Given that he did $100 a hand poker, it's not impossible that the hotel comped him the room. A gambler is the definition of impulsive, compulsive behavior. The main thing you need to inflict lots of casualties is high ground and a target-rich environment. The 32nd floor is pretty high and an outdoor concert just about fits the bill for target-rich.
Not sure about that, especially on a Sunday-Thursday night.Hotels are rarely fully booked anymore, even during the major conferences like CES. Maybe this concert and its proximity filled Mandalay Bay, but I wouldn't assume it.
Also, the claims are this guy is some sort of professional gambler or wannabe high roller. Casinos will -always- hold rooms open for known gamblers.
well... I was trying to differentiate between someone with a motive and someone just crazy that want’s to just kill a bunch of random people.
So true. This was a well thought out and organized operation, including multiple weapons, and this was not a hastily put together operation.
That “snap” lasted a terribly long time to accomplish this in the manner he did.
Is it possible whoever did this had access to the guest list had several "perfect" rooms on the corner picked out and at the last moment this guy was a target of opportunity himself as he was occupying one of the "perfect" rooms? Perhaps they broke in, grabbed this guy, did the deed, then executed him as they escaped thereby leaving lots of false trails and phony narratives?
There doesn't seem anything in his background so far which would point to this mass murder. Certainly a bad gambling habit and having a lot of money wouldn't do it.
I would think the hotel and other surveillance cameras would be able to confirm or deny something like this quickly?
I'm sure the FBI is on it, right?