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originally posted by: Boadicea
a reply to: Willtell
Check out these two articles and compare it to the New York Times article you posted earlier --
Aussie eyewitness: Multiple gunmen in Las Vegas massacre
Las Vegas shooting: Queensland eyewitness to Mandalay attack
I'd love to hear your thoughts after reading them...
originally posted by: Willtell
originally posted by: diggindirt
originally posted by: IAMTAT
Sheriff also said Campos prevented a maintenance worker from getting in harm's way.
First we've heard of this maintenance worker. Another person added to mix....a week after?
This story gets stranger with every telling. If we were suspects changing our story this often what do you think would happen to us?
Maybe this guy Campos is really Jesus...he's such a hero and saint.
originally posted by: diggindirt
a reply to: Onlyyouknow
The story they told on that interview was completely blown out of the water today when the sheriff announced that the security guy was shot BEFORE the shooting into the crowd started.
And the maintenance worker just appeared on the scene today... There's a link to the presser from today a few pages back.
originally posted by: Willtell
Why did they take an hour?
What is the reason for that within the cover-up scenario?
originally posted by: MotherMayEye
a reply to: Onlyyouknow
There were K-9 officers already at the concert, too.
originally posted by: diggindirt
a reply to: Onlyyouknow
The story they told on that interview was completely blown out of the water today when the sheriff announced that the security guy was shot BEFORE the shooting into the crowd started.
And the maintenance worker just appeared on the scene today... There's a link to the presser from today a few pages back.
originally posted by: judydawg
a reply to: judydawg
One more thing if someone left and didn't close their door all the way it will show up that is an open door alert, we have been told the door was ajar for whatever reason maybe the dead was was killed early than we think...
And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
originally posted by: Boadicea
originally posted by: Willtell
Why did they take an hour?
What is the reason for that within the cover-up scenario?
The sheriff has stated that because the shooting had already stopped, they took the time to clear the floor and prepare themselves for entry. He said that if the shooting had started again, they would have stormed the room immediately.
So after seeing 200 shots through a door facing straight down a very long corridor to an elevator, they decided it was a good idea to get everyone out of their rooms and into that long corridor and down to the elevator?
Am I the only one who sees 200 holes in that explanation?
Joshua Bitsko: We're told that security is taking fire from a suspect on the 29th floor. And that we had other officers that were identifying the suspect was in a room on the 32nd floor. So we're thinking multiple shooters at this point.
The three officers zeroed in on the 32nd floor just after a hotel-security guard named Jesus Campos encountered heavy fire--200 rounds shot into the hallway from behind Stephen Paddocks's door.
Officers Bitsko and Newton ran to the stairs. Detective Donaldson and a SWAT officer, Levi Hancock, did too. This ad-hoc group of officers didn't know what they would face, but they soon discovered Paddock had barricaded the stairwell door.
Joshua Bitsko: He had screwed shut the door-- with a piece of metal and some screws.
[Police radio: You need to be careful of booby traps...are you coming up the stairwell of coming up the elevator.]
Bill Whitaker: I heard on the radio calls that they were telling you to watch out there could be booby-traps. Dave Newton: There's a room service cart with wires going on it underneath the-- door. There was something black on top of the cart. So initially I'm, you know, I'm thinking, "This is a booby-trap. It's-- it's gonna explode."
Bill Whitaker: 'Cause it looked suspicious?
Dave Newton: Very suspicious. It turned out to be cameras on the food tray.
Bill Whitaker: What'd you see?
Dave Newton: I could see the suspect's door was just riddled with bullet holes coming out. it looked like Swiss cheese.
Bill Whitaker: He had the advantage.
Dave Newton: Yeah, he-- 'cause he knew we were coming and we were gonna have to come through. We didn't know where he was gonna be in that room.
Joshua Bitsko: It's like a deadly game of hide and seek because when you're the one hiding you always know a person's looking for you it's-- before they see you. I remember thinkin', "Man, I wish I had my dog with me," because, you know, it's nice to have him lead a team.
originally posted by: pale5218
originally posted by: xuenchen
originally posted by: IAMTAT
originally posted by: xuenchen
originally posted by: roadgravel
The story became he was investigating a door open situation. I haven't seen what door it was.
The only doors with "open" alarms are the fire escape stairway doors.
Are there break/impact alarms on the windows?
No, not in the rooms.
Windows; some of the videos that start before the shooting, have what sounds like three single shots. At first it sounded like sniper fire but could these be shots that broke open the windows?
If the windows were reinforced, maybe it took these shot to break them.