The two were last in touch in early September, exchanging text messages about power outages after Hurricane Irma slammed into Florida, where their mother still lives.
He said he was aware his brother had a couple of handguns he kept in a safe, perhaps a long rifle, but no automatic weapons.Įric Paddock described the shooter as a peaceful man who moved back to the red desert hills of Nevada partly because gambling is legal in the state and he hated Central Florida's humidity. 'He's never drawn his gun, it makes no sense.' Loading. 'He was a wealthy guy and he liked to play video poker and he liked to go on cruises,' the gunman's brother, Eric Paddock, told reporters from his doorstep in Orlando, Florida, on Monday. The Washington Post reported he had also worked as an accountant and had real estate investments. The wealthy retiree previously managed an apartment complex called Central Park in Texas, before moving to Nevada.
