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Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock researched Fenway Park in Boston, investigators say
Mass Live ^ | October 5, 2017 | By Phil Demers

Posted on 10/05/2017 10:35:01 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock reportedly researched hotels near Fenway Park in the run up to the deadliest shooting in recent American history.

No hotel nearby the park commands a clear view of the Fenway stands.

Officials briefed on the investigation's details spoke to reporters on the condition of anonymity Thursday, revealing Paddock researched Boston and booked a hotel room in Chicago overlooking Grant Park when the Lollapalooza music festival would have been going on.

Boston police on Thursday issued a statement saying the department is aware Paddock likely researched the city and is working with federal authorities.

(Excerpt) Read more at masslive.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: casino; concerts; fenwaypark; paddock; plainridgeparkcasino; rap; redsoxrule; stephenpaddock
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To: DoughtyOne

They are going to find that he was in a lot of different places.

He didn’t shoot them up.

He shot up this event.


21 posted on 10/05/2017 10:57:59 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Not licensed at the time of shooting because of meds he was taking for HBP I believe.


22 posted on 10/05/2017 10:58:33 AM PDT by GLDNGUN
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To: bgill
Oh, the hugh manatee!

I don't care who you are, that there's just funny.

23 posted on 10/05/2017 10:58:52 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: blueunicorn6

Well, he probably stayed at some other White majority Trump supporting events too.

If he didn’t shoot them up, does that mean he wasn’t targeting Conservatives then?

It goes both ways.


24 posted on 10/05/2017 11:01:32 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (John McBane is the turd in the national punch-bowl.)
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To: TexasFreeper2009
guess this nut wasn’t much of a beach guy.

dozens of massive hotels along beaches at spring break locations

Think of the liability to AirBnB.

25 posted on 10/05/2017 11:01:37 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine (White is the new Black.)
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To: Snowybear

For those unfamiliar with the area there are no very tall buildings surrounding Fenway Park, much less hotels. The Park is in the Kenmore Square area. The largers hotels are not even close to it.


Not anymore there are new large apartment buildings surrounding Fenway Park today. A couple of new tall apartment buildings on Boylston street an some on Brookline ave. You are correct that there are no large hotels near the park that overlook the field.


26 posted on 10/05/2017 11:03:50 AM PDT by outpostinmass2
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

That would imply that he was hauling numerous weapons into lots of different hotels.

That increases the chance of him getting caught.

They might exchange the cash in a motel, but they would examine the guns in a spot where they could be fired.

Dirty dealings are done by dirty people who don’t trust each other.


27 posted on 10/05/2017 11:04:00 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Sporting events like football and baseball are mostly conservative fans regardless of what city.


28 posted on 10/05/2017 11:06:01 AM PDT by outpostinmass2
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To: DoughtyOne

No, it doesn’t.

He MIGHT have shot up his grandma’s bathroom.

He DID shoot up this event.


29 posted on 10/05/2017 11:08:07 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Bet he was trying to get into Boston for a rap concert....wonder what days he was looking at?
I’m betting he was looking at this date:

Country hip hop /rap:

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE
WITH BACKSTREET BOYS, NELLY & CHRIS LANE
FRIDAY, JULY 7
Live Nation and the Boston Red Sox are excited to announce that Florida Georgia Line will be taking the Fenway Park stage on Friday, July 7, 2017.
Learn More
 

 


30 posted on 10/05/2017 11:08:55 AM PDT by piasa
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Shooter evidently didn’t like cultural appropriation... country rap.


31 posted on 10/05/2017 11:10:49 AM PDT by piasa
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Guard was involved?

https://mobile.twitter.com/NewtTrump/status/915991338805428224


32 posted on 10/05/2017 11:11:40 AM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust! 4c)
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To: blueunicorn6
“What we know is Stephen Paddock is a man who spent decades acquiring weapons and ammo and living a secret life, much of which will never be fully understood,” the [Las Vegas] sheriff said.

My contention is Paddock has not only been "acquiring" weapons and ammo for decades, he's also been selling them illegally. That should make him a trusted supplier, no live fire tests required. Just a theory ...

33 posted on 10/05/2017 11:12:47 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: DoughtyOne

I don’t know if he was a white separatist who hates rap because it’s originally a black music thang...

Or if he was a radical lib who hated cultural appropriation ...

But he seems to have an interest in concerts and festivals which involve rap and in particular, in the case where he actually followed through, white guys doing rap.


34 posted on 10/05/2017 11:14:25 AM PDT by piasa
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To: Snowybear

Fenway does have concerts... but there is also a casino in the area, and perhaps there were concerts associated with the casino he was interested in.


35 posted on 10/05/2017 11:16:01 AM PDT by piasa
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To: piasa; Fedora

Plainridge Casino to be main sponsor of Fenway Park ...
www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/plainridge-casino-to-be...

Sep 28, 2017 · PLAINVILLE - Plainridge Park Casino will be the main sponsor of a concert series at Fenway Park in Boston this summer.


36 posted on 10/05/2017 11:17:43 AM PDT by piasa
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Paddock reportedly researched hotels near Fenway Park in the run up to the deadliest shooting in recent American history...

Obviously, during his research, he found out how few conservatives there are here, and went to greener pastures elsewhere.

37 posted on 10/05/2017 11:19:36 AM PDT by C210N (It is easier to fool the people than convince them that they have been fooled)
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To: piasa

Florida Georgia Line: Hip-Hop Goes Country | Jackson Free ...
www.jacksonfreepress.com/.../florida-georgia-line-hip-hop-goes-country

May 28, 2014 · Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard fuse hip-hop into several songs on their debut full-length album, “Here’s to the Good Times,” and it isn’t a gimmick.


38 posted on 10/05/2017 11:23:28 AM PDT by piasa
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To: blueunicorn6

Yes, but the point you keep running from like a scalded cat, is whether he picked this one based on the actual crowd, or if it was just a large body of people.

The fact is, this event could have been selected on dumb luck rather than the people attending.

“Hey, there’s a large body of people hear some fuel tanks. I’ll use this event.”

Nobody knows for sure. Until we find a note, or some other evidence, it’s still speculation at this point.


39 posted on 10/05/2017 11:30:49 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (John McBane is the turd in the national punch-bowl.)
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To: piasa

Interesting observation. Thanks...


40 posted on 10/05/2017 11:32:22 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (John McBane is the turd in the national punch-bowl.)
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