Gun shooting in Las Vegas

At night on Oct 1st, 2017, a man caused a massacre at the music festival in Las Vegas. He seemed to shoot some modified rifles for several minutes, leading to at least 59 dead and more than 500 injuries. It marked the deadliest gun crime in the US history.

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When the police reached the field of the case, the suspect had already taken his life with a gun. Therefore, the background of the case remains unknown. The suspect was a 64-year-old man. He was an ex-accountant and was said to have a certain amount of estate. He was gambling thousands of dollars for recent months. His relatives have no idea of the motivation of his crime.

After the tragedy, Islamic State (IS) commented that the suspect recently became a Muslim. But, Muslims never commit suicide, excepting suicidal bombing. The FBI seems not to trust IS' declaration.

Nevada state has no strict gun controlling legislation. People who want to possess a firearm can purchase it from another individual without any official permission. However, I think this fact is not directly connected to the occurrence of the case. Also in other states, malicious people can gain firearms if they truly want.

It is also rare that elder people who are not poor commit a violent crime. What is clarified is too limited for us to understand the case.

Pray for the victims, and I hope similar tragedies will never occur.