{"id":768,"date":"2017-10-03T01:26:51","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T01:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/?p=768"},"modified":"2017-10-03T01:26:51","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T01:26:51","slug":"australian-citizen-linked-to-vegas-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/2017\/10\/03\/australian-citizen-linked-to-vegas-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Citizen Linked to Vegas Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Title: Vegas Gunman&#8217;s Partner An Australian Citizen<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/news\/national\/2017\/10\/03\/australian-cleared-of-shooting-involvement.html<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has told Sky News she understands Australian citizen Marilou Danley has been ruled out by US authorities as a person of interest in the Las Vegas shooting that killed 59 people.<\/p>\n<p>CNN is reporting Danley, 62, was in the Philippines when the shooting happened.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple news outlets in Australia have reported Danley had been a resident of the Gold Coast until she moved to the United States about 20 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>But the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade would not comment on the reports.<\/p>\n<div id=\"plista_widget_innerArticle_59d2e6ae7895501\" class=\"plista_widget_innerArticle\">\n<div class=\"plistaClear\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.adnxs.com\/getuid?http%3A%2F%2Ffarm.plista.com%2Fmatching%2Fpixel%2F%3Fssp%3Dc3de%26dsp_user_id%3D$UID\" \/><\/div>\n<p>US authorities have declined to confirm her location to AAP other than to say she was &#8216;not in the US&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We still consider her a person of interest,&#8217; Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Joseph Lombardo told reporters on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We have been in contact with her and we plan to engage her upon her return to the country.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Soon after the shooting, and before they confirmed she was overseas, authorities publicly released Ms Danley&#8217;s driver&#8217;s licence photo and descriptions of two cars.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Danley reportedly had lived with Paddock in a retirement community in Mesquite, Nevada, about 130km north-east of Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Her social media sites showed she was a regular traveller and she described herself as a gambling and casino professional in Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>The Palm Beach Post reported Paddock had bought a home in Florida in 2013 and a neighbour described Ms Danley as &#8216;very quiet&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI determined &#8216;to this point&#8217; there was no connection between Paddock and a terrorist group.<\/p>\n<p>It is not clear if any Australians were among the dead or injured.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If you have any concerns for the welfare of family and friends in the Las Vegas area, you should attempt to contact them directly,&#8217; a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokeswoman told AAP.<\/p>\n<p>People unable to make contact with loved ones should phone the DFAT emergency hotline: 1300 555 135, or +61 2 6261 3305.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Title: Vegas Gunman&#8217;s Partner An Australian Citizen http:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/news\/national\/2017\/10\/03\/australian-cleared-of-shooting-involvement.html Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has told Sky News she understands Australian citizen Marilou Danley has been ruled out by US authorities as a person of interest in the Las Vegas shooting that killed 59 people. CNN is reporting Danley, 62, was in the Philippines when the shooting happened. 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