Las Vegas Shooting: 2nd Person Of Interest Speaks Out

LAS VEGAS, NV - A man that investigators named as a "person of interest" in documents prepared in the weeks following the Oct. 1 shooting on the Las Vegas Strip told CBS News that gunman Stephen Paddock wanted to "put on a light show."

CBS News spoke to Arizona resident Douglas Haig, who was identified by the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Tuesday as a "person of interest" to investigators, based on search warrant documents prepared in October that were unsealed by Las Vegas District Court Judge Elissa Cadish on Tuesday. It's unclear whether Haig is still considered a person of interest.

Haig's name was supposed to be redacted, but the Review-Journal mistakenly received an unredacted version of the search warrant documents which stated, “Until the investigation can rule otherwise, Marilou Danley and Douglas Haig have become persons of interest who may have conspired with Stephen Paddock to commit Murder with a Deadly Weapon,” the newspaper reported. Media flocked to Haig's Arizona home following the release of his name on Tuesday.

Speaking to CBS News, Haig said that he sold Paddock ammunition and that the transaction didn't give off any red flags.

"He told me exactly what he wanted, I handed him a box with the ammunition in it, and he paid me and he left," Haig told CBS News. He said he spoke to investigators after the shooting and his lawyer told the Review-Journal on Tuesday that Haig has been "an open book" when speaking with investigators.

"I felt that they were hoping that they could find a connection between myself and Paddock that would go back showing that I supplied him with most of his ammunition, possibly even some firearms. They're not going to find it. I talked to the guy three times," Haig said in an interview with CBS News.

Haig also said that Paddock told him he was "going to put on a light show."

The apparent LinkedIn account belonging to Haig lists his occupations as a Senior Engineer for Honeywell Aerospace, and the Senior Design/Product Support Engineer for Specialized Military Ammunition.

Haig said nothing would indicate that Paddock was planning to commit mass murder, echoing statements made in October by the general manager of Guns & Guitars in Mesquite, NV, where Paddock purchased a rifle on Sept. 28.

"I couldn't detect anything wrong with this guy," Haig told CBS News. "I'm still racking my brain for what did I miss. Why didn't I pick this up?"

Haig told reporters that he will hold a press conference on Friday

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