Brother of Las Vegas shooter reacts with disbelief: 'Where the hell did he get automatic weapons?'

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published 2 October 2017

The brother of the Las Vegas shooter reacted with shock and horror following reports that 64-year-old Stephen Paddock killed at least 50 people from his hotel room at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Sunday night. "[He was] not an avid gun guy at all," Eric Paddock, who lives in Orlando, Florida, told CBS News. "The fact that he had those kinds of weapons is … just … Where the hell did he get automatic weapons?"

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.

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