The Las Vegas shooter did not simply 'snap'

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last updated 2 October 2017

Las Vegas Sheriff Joe Lombardo admitted he was at a loss for how 64-year-old shooter Stephen Paddock could have been stopped prior to the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history on Sunday night. "I don't know how this could have been prevented," Lombardo said in a press conference Monday morning, adding: "I can't get into the mind of a psychopath."

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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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