Stephen Paddock got aggressive with Chicago hotel manager
Stephen Paddock didn't take no for an answer when he was told that a Chicago hotel couldn't guarantee him a room overlooking the Lollapalooza music festival, according to a new report.
On Thursday, it was revealed that the 64-year-old gunman had scouted other music festivals before attacking the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas on Sunday - killing 58 people and injuring 489 before committing suicide.
Paddock booked a room at the Blackstone Hotel to coincide with the Lollapalooza festival taking place across the street back in August.
Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock (left and right) was apparently 'forceful' on the phone when he called the manager of the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago to demand a room with the view of the Lollapalooza music festival
Paddock booked two rooms at the Blackstone Hotel to coincide with the annual music festival, but he never showed up for his reservation
Sources tell TMZ that Paddock got aggressive on the phone when he demanded rooms that overlooked the festival
He made the reservation on Expedia, and learned that the hotel couldn't guarantee him a room overlooking Grant Park, where the multi-day concert takes place.
So he called up the hotel's manager and demanded that he get his way, sources tell TMZ.
According to the report, Paddock was aggressive and said that he need a room with a view because he would be celebrating his anniversary with his wife, and the two met at Lollapalooza.
The manager agreed, noting on Paddock's reservation that he should be placed in a room overlooking the park.
However, Paddock never showed up for the reservation.
Famous guests: Charli XCX and Liam Gallagher are seen during their performances at Lollapalooza 2017
City festival: Lollapalooza has been held in Grant Park in Chicago since 2005
Among the 400,000 attendees at this year's Lollapalooza was former President Barack Obama's oldest daughter Malia, and acts on stage included The Killers, Chance the Rapper, Muse and Charli XCX.
It was also reported that Paddock also attempted to book rooms at the Ogden, a luxury condo tower, during the Life is Beautiful festival in Las Vegas in late September - but found they were all taken.
Anonymous officials say he also researched hotels near Fenway Park in Boston, where the Red Sox play.