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After locating Danley, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said she "is no longer being sought out as a person of interest." "LVMPD detectives have made contact with her and do not believe she is involved with the shooting on the strip,” the Police Department said in a statement. Ms Danley was out of the country when the incident took place, according Las Vegas sheriff Joseph Lombardo. The gunman has been identified as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock. Authorities are raiding the killer's home in Mesquite, Nevada - less than 100 miles from Las Vegas. READ MORE: LAS VEGAS SHOOTING LEAVES MORE THAN 50 DEAD

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Quinn Averett, a spokesman for the Mesquite Police Department, said: “We don’t have a lot on Mr. Paddock. He does live here in our city. We have not had any law enforcement contact with him in the past." Earlier today, Mr Lombardo revealed police were keen to speak to Ms Danley in connection with the attack.He said: "We are interested in a companion that is travelling with him [the suspect]. "Her name is Marilou Danley. She is an Asian female, approximately 4ft 11in, weight of 111lbs." According to police files, Ms Danley is 62 years old. On her Facebook profile, Ms Danley describes herself as “proud mum and grandma who lives life to the fullest.”

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Authorities have also located one of two cars that are registered to the shooter. Police were looking for two cars, Hyundai Tuscon B40 with Nevada plate 114B40 and a Chrysler Pacific Touring with the licence plate 19D401. Authorities are not aware of any motive for the fatal attack but claim Mr Paddock acted alone. Mr Lombardo continued: “There has been multiple conjecture coming through social media that there is multiple shooters at other resorts. That has been proven to be false. “Additionally there has been accusations or beliefs that there is some explosive going off. That is also false.”

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“The only explosive contained in this event was our SWAT team breaching the room. “We are pretty confident that there is no longer a threat other than we are attempting to locate the person of interest. Police are calling on anyone with any footage of the incident to come forward as investigations continue. “Anybody that may have cell phone video or any type of video that would be of benefit to the investigation, please respond to the LVPD HQ and we will take custody of that video.”

GETTY Concert goers take cover after the gunman opened fire on the Las Vegas crowd