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Article snippet: Stephen Paddock, the gunman who killed 58 people this week when he fired on a crowd at a music festival, also strafed tanks filled with aviation fuel not far from the concert venue, according to a local news report. It was unclear whether Mr. Paddock, a licensed pilot who had stockpiled dozens of weapons in his suite at a Las Vegas hotel, had intentionally fired at the tanks, which were on property owned by McCarran International Airport. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that one of the two windows Mr. Paddock broke in his 32nd-floor suite before opening fire had a direct view of the tanks. Inside Mr. Paddock’s home and car, the police found tannerite, a chemical that explodes when shot with high-velocity bullets. • Investigators on Wednesday confirmed that Mr. Paddock left a note inside his suite at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. “It was not a suicide note. I’m comfortable saying that,” said Sheriff Joseph Lombardo. • “It never occurred to me in any way whatsoever that he was planning violence against anyone,” Marilou Danley, the gunman’s girlfriend, said in a statement on Wednesday, her first public comments since the shooting. • Of the 489 people injured in the shooting, 317 have been discharged from hospitals and about 50 are in critical condition. The death toll remained at 58 victims as of Wednesday night. • Top congressional Republicans, who for decades have resisted any legislative limits on guns, signaled on Wednesday that they would be open to... Link to the full article to read more