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Many Questions Remain In The Aftermath Of The Las Vegas Shooting

As investigators examine several crime scenes, they still have not determined the shooter's motive.
People hold hands in prayer while hiding inside an airplane hangar after a mass shooting in which dozens were killed at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas. / Powers Imagery / Shutterstock.com

Less than 24 hours after the massacre at an open-air country music concert in Las Vegas, authorities are still piecing together what shooter Stephen Paddock did in preparation for his deadly shooting rampage that left 59 people dead and 527 others injured.

There is still a lot they don't know about what motivated Paddock, described by officials as a "lone wolf," to launch the most

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