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

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?"

Eric Paddock added that his brother had "no religious affiliation, no political affiliation."

"He was my brother. He was a guy. He gambled. He was nice to my kids when they went out to Vegas," Eric Paddock went on. "I would love to be able to give some kind of reason to this," he added, shaking his head in disbelief. Watch below. Jeva Lange

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