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About two things. another act being committed by this person or copy cat. >> gillian: steve, thanks so much for joining us this afternoon. really appreciate it. >> john: thanks, steve. >> gillian: bring in daniel linski, former superintendent and chief of the boston police department. looking at what we know so far, not many specifics when it comes to the identity of this suspect. we heard just a moment ago that law enforcement has been very tight-lipped. it is possible that at this point they know more about his identity than they are sharing publicly, perhaps even a name. what do you assess ...

It's not a targeted crime event. this was somebody looking to get attention for a cause, and very quickly the fbi stepped over and they took the lead but we ran it with fbi state police in boston, all three of us doing it together. no particular unit was in charge. on paper, the fbi was and i hope is happening here. good relationships between the agencies, going to get the mission done and hold this individual accountable. >> john: and we know nothing about the individual, don't know if they were ideologically driven or if they were just out of their mind. we have no idea at this point. >> it ...

Do with it. just because they have a potential subject, they will make sure the information is right and mature, to make sure the evidence backs up to bring the person to custody and any motive for the public or notice what is going on. sometimes they need to keep things in the dark so they have a tactical advantage and get all their information and ducks in a row before they move too quickly. however, once they are sure they have the subject in custody and the public is no longer in danger, they will make the announcement, they want to release the tension and fear, three days before the marat...

Hotel security will be revisited across the globe after this event. and we hope and pray that others don't see this as an opportunity for copycat opportunities. >> we do indeed, daniel. i want to also bring to you what we just learned at the top of the hour from the police chief there in las vegas is they learned that the shooter, stephen paddock, 64 years old, now dead, checked into the mandalay bay resort september 28th. what likely is the process the f.b.i., as he said is vital in the assistance of this investigation? what likely are they doing now? pulling all the cameras from this resort?...

I know your jurisdiction in las vegas but he lived in mesquite, nevada. do police there have any record of criminal activity? >> i'm told they do not, either. they have not had any criminal activity in mesquite. like i said, we check local, state and federal systems and we don't find anything anywhere. >> bill: sir, our best to you. thoughts and prayers and everything else we can send your way. >> we need it all. >> bill: this is just the beginning of this. thank you very much for your time, sir. the undersheriff in las vegas. >> we'll bring in daniel linski. he was an incident commander for t...