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More than 10 months after the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, police say they are closing their investigation without answering the key question: What drove a gunman to unleash a hail of gunfire that killed 58 people and wounded hundr_ --- Jul 28, 2023 12:21 AM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [4 Dead, Including Suspected Gunman, in Shooting at University of Nevada in Las Vegas](/video/cfYtttMm/) ### 4 Dead, Including Suspected Gunman, in Shooting at University of Nevada in Las Vegas [Wounded Las Vegas Security Guard Breaks Silence After Shooting](/video/0bBGTnh8/) ### Wounded Las Vegas Security Guard Breaks Silence After Shooting [Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock's Girlfriend Says She Didn't Know About Attack Plans](/video/lxW1dfFG/) ### Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock's Girlfriend Says She Didn't Know About Attack Plans --- ## Transcript The goal of our investigation all along has been to provide the public with the clearest picture possible of the events leading up to 1 October as well as motive. What we have been able to answer are the questions of who, what, when, where and how. What we have not been able to definitively answer is the why Stephen Paddock committed this act. By all accounts, Stephen Paddock was an unremarkable man, whose movements leading to October 1st didn't raise any suspicion. An interview with his doctor indicated signs of a troubled mind. But no troubling behavior that would trigger a call to law enforcement. Without a manifesto, or even a note to answer questions, the totality of the information that has been gathered leaves us to only make an educated guess as to the motives of Stephen Paddock. 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