Las Vegas Shooter’s Family Has a History of Violent Criminal Activity

Stephen Paddock, the shooter who murdered nearly 60 people and injured over 500 at a Jason Aldean concert in Las Vegas, has a family history of violence, including a father who was on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted List and a younger brother who had been arrested numerous times for various crimes.

While Stephen Paddock did not have any sort of criminal background, his younger brother Bruce Paddock has quite the extensive rap sheet. TMZ uncovered court documents that show that Bruce has been arrested for criminal threats, arson, vandalism, petty theft, marijuana, burglary, driving on a suspended license, and contempt.

It is still unknown as to which of these crimes Stephen was actually convicted for; however, it is confirmed that he was convicted for at least petty theft with a prior and vandalism. The 57-year-old has yet to be interviewed, but his brother Eric has been pretty upfront and willing to speak to the media, so hopefully, more details on Stephen’s family life will be shed too.

We do know that Stephen Paddock’s father was on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted List though. Benjamin Hoskins Paddock was described as being a “psychopath” by the FBI in the 1960’s, Hollywood Life reports. Just like his son Stephen, who was said to gamble thousands of dollars on a consistent basis in Las Vegas, Benjamin loved to gamble.

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