No brain tumor or abnormality found in brain of Las Vegas shooter

[ck4829]

Officials working to piece together why Stephen Paddock meticulously planned his sniper attack on Las Vegas concertgoers a little more than a week ago now might have one less clue. 

Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo told the Las Vegas Review-Journal an autopsy of Paddock's brain revealed no abnormalities as of Tuesday, ending theories that the mass killer had a disorder or brain tumor. 

Lombardo told the newspaper he didn't have any information on results from Paddock's toxicology test, which would show whether he was under the influence of any drugs or alcohol at the time of his death. 

http://www.newsweek.com/autopsy-las-vegas-gunman-brain-fails-find-abnormal-report-682704

Want to be surprised... or not? Google "brain tumor" and put up names like Jason Dalton, Omar Mateen, and other shooters. I'm sure you can already guess which names get more association with brain tumors and which ones don't.

But I'm sure it's just a big fat coincidence, right?

[Sneederbunk]

1. Just a gun owner living out a fantasy.

[mercuryblues]

5. basically it

He loved to hunt according to his brother. Bored rich man went hunting for humans.

[lunasun]

2. White killer so must be brain tumor fantasy ended finally . I don't think trump has one either

Thanks for the link

[CatMor]

4. Trump doesn't have a brain.

[whathehell]

9. What "fantasy"? Google "Charles Whitman, Texas".

Mass shooter, mid 196's...He had a brain tumor...It happens, and there's nothing unusual in considering the possibility in a mass shooting minus an apparent motive.

[Nevernose]

17. He was also high on speed

So we’ll never really know for sure. We DO know that most of us can think of some pretty horrific crimes committed by people under the influence of amphetamines, bur only that one guy, fifty five years ago, with a tumor — who was also on speed.

In Whitman’s case we’ll never know for sure, I guess, but “tumor” doesn’t seem to be a common denominator to many other crimes.

[whathehell]

19. ..and though it's the first I've heard it, I have NO problem believing it.

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My only problem is with the idea that some are creating a "fantasy" to "excuse" a mass killer because he's white -- It's ludicrous on its face.

[NeoGreen]

3. I'd be curious to know...

...if the coroner had a fully intact brain to autopsy.

Paddock took his own life, according to reports, and my guess would be that he did it with a pistol or revolver to the cranium.

On edit:
Not that I subscribe to the tumor theory, none of the interviews and comments I have heard from people who knew him give me reason to suspect a physically or chemically malfunctioning brain.

[MoonRiver]

6. Good point!

[Doreen]

7. Good point!

[TexasProgresive]

11. He kissed his gun.

[LisaL]

15. No, he didn't do it with a pistol to the cranium.

He shot himself through the mouth.

[Nevernose]

18. You dont need the whole brain

To biopsy a few random cells.

[tblue37]

21. He put the gun in his mouth, so the brain was not intact. nt

[Dave Starsky]

22. The coroners know what they are doing.

They have been doing this kind of thing for a long time. And this is obviously a high-profile case.

If they say he didn't have a brain tumor, you can rest assured that he didn't have a brain tumor. It was a long shot, anyway. People will do anything to resist the idea that he was just another gun-humping psycho amongst thousands of gun-humping psychos in this great country of ours.

[whathehell]

8. Interesting..

Charles Whitman, Texas mass shooter of the mid 1960's did have a brain tumor..No ''coincidence' necessary.
...

[KY_EnviroGuy]

10. Does not prove he was not mentally ill. n/t

[dubyadiprecession]

12. I'm sure Stephen Paddock supported the NRA.

That's enough of an abnormality of the brain.

[Amishman]

20. A quick search shows that he was not a member, any way to see if he was a donor?

[Lint Head]

13. Also no soul.

[JoeStuckInOH]

16. I heard a report that he had been 'dabbing' the last several weeks prior.

Something about super concentrated weed crystals or something messing with his head.
Never heard of this phenomenon until recently... wonder if they did a drug test.