Man charged over armour-piercing bullet sale to Las Vegas shooter
Douglas Haig is the first person arrested in connection with the October 1 massacre, which ranks as the deadliest in modern US history
A man suspected of selling armour-piercing bullets to the Las Vegas gunman who killed 58 people at a music festival was charged on Friday with conspiracy to manufacture and sell such ammunition without a licence.
Douglas Haig, 55, of Mesa, Arizona, became the first person arrested and charged in connection with the October 1 massacre, which ranks as the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.
No clear motive for the massacre has ever been determined.
According to the criminal complaint against Haig, filed in US District Court in Phoenix, he met Paddock on more than one occasion, including once at Haig’s home the month before the shooting to sell ammunition to Paddock, the US attorney’s office in Las Vegas said in a statement.
