Over 18 guns, explosives found at house of Las Vegas gunman who killed 59

Over 18 guns, explosives found at house of Las Vegas gunman who killed 59 [The arsenal uncovered in Mesquite comes on top of at least 16 firearms discovered in the Vegas hotel room]

Authorities have said they had recovered a weapons cache including firearms, explosives, and ammunition from a house owned by Las Vegasgunman Stephen Paddock, as they upped the death toll from the attack to 59.

Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said officers searching the house in Mesquite, Nevada recovered "in excess of 18 additional firearms, some explosives and several thousand rounds of ammo, along with some electronic devices we're evaluating at this point."

Lombardo said the death toll from the Sunday night assault on an open-air concert on the Vegas Strip had risen to 59, while 527 people had been injured.

ALSO READ: At least 58 dead, more than 500 hurt in Las Vegas shooting; gunman killed He said law enforcement were working four separate crime scenes: Paddock's room at the Mandalay Bay hotel, the concert venue, the gunman's house in Mesquite, and another house he owns in northern Nevada which a SWAT team was poised to raid.

The arsenal uncovered in Mesquite comes on top of at least 16 firearms discovered in the Vegas hotel room, from which Paddock launched the deadly assault before killing himself. Read Full Story >>>