槍擊屠殺案調查獲進展但仍未確定動機

U.S. President Donald Trump is going to Las Vegas on Wednesday, as investigators there continue to try to figure out why a gunman attacked a music festival from a hotel room high above, killing at least 58 people and then himself.

"We're going to see some of the folks that are recovering, some of the survivors," Trump said ahead of the trip. "We're also meeting with the police, with the sheriff, and we're going to spend quite a bit of time in Las Vegas."

The president also described the shooter as a "sick and demented person," and said that discussion about any new gun regulations is for "a later time."

Authorities have identified 64-year-old Stephen Paddock as the man who fired shots for between nine and 11 minutes from his 32nd-floor room at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. In addition to those killed, more than 500 people were injured during the attack.

Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo told reporters Tuesday that he "absolutely" believes police will determine the shooter's motive and that he anticipated a "substantial amount of information" in the next few days.

"We are making progress but I don't have complete answers yet," he said.

One potential key to the investigation is Paddock's girlfriend, Marilou Danley, who Lombardo said was a person of interest in the case. She was in the Philippines at the time of the attack and flew back to the United States late Tuesday. She was met at Los Angeles International Airport by FBI agents.美國總統川普星期三將前往拉斯維加斯。與此同時，調查人員繼續在那裏努力查找爲什麼一名槍手從一家酒店的高層房間向一個音樂活動掃射的原因。槍手打死至少58人，然後開槍自殺。

川普總統說：“我們將到那裏看望一些正在恢復的人，一些倖存者。我們還將和警方以及治安官開會。我們會在拉斯維加斯帶相當長的時間。”

川普稱槍擊者是“病態，精神錯亂”。他還說，任何有關對槍支新加管控的討論要到以後再說。

當局已查明，從曼德勒海灣酒店32層的房間向下掃射了9到11分鐘的槍手是64歲的帕多克。槍擊中除了58人喪生之外，還有500多人受傷。

克拉克郡治安長官隆巴多說，他“絕對相信”警察將找到槍手的作案動機，並期待今後幾天內發現大量信息。

他說，正在取得進展，但是還沒有找到所有答案。

調查中的一個關鍵人物是帕多克的女友。槍擊事件發生時她在菲律賓，但是已於星期二晚上返回美國。她抵達洛杉磯國際機場時聯邦調查局的人員已經在那裏等候。