No evidence Las Vegas shooter tied to militant group-U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two senior U.S. officials said on Monday that there was no evidence that the shooter who killed at least 50 people in Las Vegas was tied to any international militant group.
Islamic State issued a statement through its news agency Amaq claiming responsibility for the shooting, saying that the attacker had converted to Islam a few months ago.
But one of the two U.S. officials discounted Islamic State’s claim of responsibility and said there was reason to believe that the shooter, whom police identified as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, had a history of psychological problems.
To get more stories like this, subscribe to our newsletter The Daily.
(Reporting By Mark Hosenball; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
