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Automatic. that is something they believe was confirmed earlier that the guns were modified. the statement earlier to your point as this investigation continues, a different optic of this individual will come out. the brother is saying one thing. hes not a gun guy. well, someone who is not a gun guy doesnt go into a hotel with ten, 12 shoulder-fired weapons with hundreds of rounds of ammunition, you know, just on a whim. this was premeditated. >> been there since thursday on the right side of th...

Travel to las vegas on wednesday. now to the latest on the shooting. police have identified the shooter as 64-year-old stephen paddock. he killed himself before police burst into the hotel room. they fountain arsenal of weapons including 10 rifles. they appear to have acted alone. the borage sent people running for their lives. the singer jason aldean had taken to the stage when the first shots rang out. [ gunshots ] >> we have more on the investigation right now. dan simon is joining us live fr...

Welcome back to a special edition of "outfront." im live in las vegas. 527 people right now injured, fighting for their lives. 59 people murdered in the deadliest shooting in modern american history. new details tonight about the shooter, 64-year-old man. police say they found 18 firearms, explosives and thousands of rounds of ammo near the shooters home. they found ammonium nitrate in his car. the motive remains a mystery. they dont know why she would suddenly fire upon concert goers attending ...

This was the scene moments ago as marchers blocked traffic there. more than 80 people were arrested overnight in a third night of demonstrations in st. louis. these protesters continuing after the acquittal of a former police officer who had been charged with first-degree murder. dan simon joins us live. give us the latest on the protest but background on the case if people missed the verdict that came down friday. >> hey, want to be really clear about whats happening in st. louis. during the da...

Happening now for the fourth day in a row. anger and unrest triggered by acquittal of of a police officer charged with first-degree murder. more than 80 people were arrested during a third night of demonstrations. police say officers were assaulted, windows were kicked in and trash cans up ended. dan simon is there for us right now in st. louis where it looks very, very quiet. whats the story there, dan? >> reporter: hey, brooke, lets explain whats been happening the last few days. during the da...

You have a small band of protesters around two dozen or so, they face off with police, they throw bottles at officers and they throw rocks. businesses get vandalized, windows get smashed, arrested are made. over the weekend about 100 people were arrested, 80 last night. in terms of the case, poppy, this is a situation that goes back to december of 2011. former officer jason stockley was in the midst of a car chase. this was a drug suspect. and he ended up shooting this suspect claiming that his ...

During the day, you have some people sort of refusing to go home. a band of protesters that ive seen is in the dozens of people, these are people wearing the masks and trying to hide their identities and then they get into a face-off with police and theyre throwing things at officers and throwing water bottles and throwing rocks and theyre taunting the police and then they sart running as soon as the police close in and thats when this vandalism occurs. well see what happens tonight. we know tha...

Police. here is from the st. louis missouri police saying officer being transported to a hospital from serious jury sues sustained from a bic being thrown at him at king highway and waterman. it looks like the tactics of officers have worked of this police department now. you heard what dan said. he doesnt know where theyre going but this is all strategized. >> yeah it is. unfortunately here we are again and really learning from this. don we were in baltimore together for that riot. we were on t...

[ chanting ] protests erupted in the city following the acquittal of a former police officer in the shooting death of anthony lamar smith, the 24 year old was fatally shot after a police chase back in 2011. ex-police officer jason stockley found not guilty of first-degree murder, breaking his sigh leple saying his acquittal feels like a burden has been lifted. the judges ruling sparked outrage across the city there. most demonstrators marched peacefully throughout the streets p for several hours...

Look at these people, they are out of their house to see whats going on. its returned to normal pretty quickly. got to give the officers credit for setting the perimeter and moving people in a certain direction. thats the direction they moved them in. they deployed the gas to let it stream down the street and when people got more aggressive with the officers, throwing ontos at them thats when we saw couple of the annisters thrown over our heads and we could see the gas coming from all different ...