The brother of Las Vegas mass shooter Stephen Paddock was arrested in Valley Village on Wednesday, Oct. 25 on suspicion of possessing child pornography, Los Angeles police confirmed.

Bruce Douglas Paddock was taken into custody in the 5300 block of Laurel Canyon Boulevard, the LAPD said in a news release. The location was an assisted living home, according to a law enforcement source.

News footage showed him in a wheelchair being loaded into a van by police officers.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office is charging Paddock, who is 58 years old, with 20 counts — 1 felony and 19 misdemeanors — alleging that he possessed more than 600 child pornography images. The felony charge is for possession of the child pornography images, and the misdemeanor charges are for sexual exploitation of a child.

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The LAPD said Bruce Paddock is being held at the department’s Metropolitan Detention Center in lieu of $60,000 bail.

Police said they initiated their investigation after Paddock was found squatting inside a business on the 9000 block of San Fernando Road in Sun Valley.

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Paddock is considered a transient, and after he was evicted from the Sun Valley business, investigators discovered the child pornography evidence, the LAPD said.

The LAPD Juvenile Division and its Internet Crimes Against Children Unit was assisted by U.S. Homeland Security, the Child Exploitation Investigations Group and the FBI in the investigation and arrest of Paddock.

According to the Associated Press, Bruce Paddock is not considered a suspect in the Las Vegas shooting, said a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation but not authorized to discuss it publicly.

LAPD Chief Charlie Beck told ABC7 there is no connection “that we know of” between the Bruce Paddock investigation and the Las Vegas shooting.

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The child porn case predates the shooting, the official said, and it wasn’t immediately known if Bruce Paddock has an attorney.

On Oct. 1, Stephen Paddock fatally shot 58 people from the Mandalay Bay hotel while hundreds more were wounded at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas.

Bruce Paddock spoke to various reporters after the Oct. 1 Las Vegas shooting, saying he had not been in touch with his brother for a decade.

“I don’t know how he could stoop to this low point, hurting someone else,” Paddock told NBC News. “It wasn’t suicide by cop, since he killed himself. He killed a bunch of people and then killed himself so he didn’t have to face whatever it was.”

According to NBC News and other outlets, Bruce Paddock has a criminal record that includes convictions for vandalism, theft and criminal threats.

Eric Paddock, another brother of Stephen, spoke to the media on numerous occasions following the shooting.

Benjamin Paddock, the father of Bruce, Stephen and Eric, was a bank robber who once appeared on the FBI’s most-wanted list.

FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said the FBI assisted a task force this morning at the arrest scene, but the LAPD is the lead agency as it’s not a federal case.

Bruce Paddock’s photo is being circulated by LAPD, and officers are asking for the public’s help in determining whether there are additional victims or incidents involving the suspect. Anyone with information is encouraged to call Juvenile Division Lt. Andrea Grossman or Officer Anthony Keller at (562) 624-4027. During non-business hours, call (877) LAPD-24-7. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call (800) 222-TIPS, or go to www.lacrimestoppers.org, or go to www.lapdonline.org and click on “Anonymous Web Tips” under the “Get Involved – Crime Stoppers” menu.

Daily News wire services and Staff Writer Steven Rosenberg contributed to this report.

Editor’s note: In an earlier version of this story, the location of Bruce Paddock’s arrest was incorrectly listed. The address provided by the LAPD is in Valley Village.