2017 Chicago Marathon Shooting (The More Things Changed)



On October 8th, 2017, Chicago Marathon became the site of the deadliest mass shooting in American history, leaving 61 people dead and 566 injured. Between 10:05 and 10:15 a.m., 64-year-old Stephen Paddock of Mesquite, Nevada, fired over 1,100 rounds from his suite on the 32nd floor of the nearby Presidential Towers. An hour after Paddock fired his last shot, he was found dead in his room from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His motive remains unknown.