Revealed: Arizona man named as ‘person of interest’ in Las Vegas shooting claims he only met gunman Stephen Paddock once when he sold him tracer ammunition at a gun show
Douglas Haig, 55, has been called a ‘person of interest’ in the Las Vegas shooting
In an interview on Tuesday, the Arizona man claimed that he had only met gunman Stephen Paddock once
He says he sold Paddock tracer ammunition at a gun show in Phoenix a few weeks before the shooting
Investigators contacted him because an Amazon box with his name on it that he used to package Paddock’s purchase was found in the gunman’s hotel room
Haig has since closed his side business due to the guilt of selling to Paddock
His main job is working at Honeywell Aerospace
Haig and his attorney will hold a press conference on Friday to answer questions about his connection to the case
ASHLEY COLLMAN
DAILYMAIL.COM
31 January 2018
An Arizona man named in court documents as a ‘person of interest’ during the investigation of the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history said Tuesday he had met the shooter one time and sold ammunition to him.
Speaking at his suburban home in Mesa to the Associated Press, Douglas Haig claims he had no idea what Paddock was planning.
‘I am the guy who sold ammunition to Stephen Paddock,’ the 55-year-old said.
He said he plans to hold a news conference on Friday to answer questions about his name surfacing in the investigation.
Haig went into further detail about his connection to Paddock in an interview with CBS LA and ABC 15.
Haig said he met Paddock just once, at a gun show in Phoenix a few weeks before the shooting.
Paddock had tried to connect with Haig at a previous gun show, in Las Vegas, but Haig says the man never ended up coming by his stand.
Haig said a ‘young man’ pointed Paddock out to him and said ‘he wanted to put a deal together’. Haig decided to stay by his stand and let Paddock come to him, but he never did.
‘I said, “well, when he wants to, he’ll come over.” Well, he never did come over,’ Haig said.
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