Shock as brother of Vegas mass killer is arrested
Another shocking twist in this heartbreaking case.
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Bruce Paddock, the estranged brother of Las Vegas mass shooter Stephen Paddock, has been arrested by Los Angeles law enforcement on accusations of possessing child pornography.
Paddock was reportedly taken into custody on Wednesday.
He is not considered a suspect in the Las Vegas massacre, according to police.
Detectives had been investigating Bruce for months before the horrific events on October 1st, in which 58 were killed and hundreds wounded.
Paddock has been charged with one count of possession of child pornography and 19 counts of sexual exploitation of a child.
This article originally appeared on New Idea.
