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REPORTING FROM LAS VEGAS - The story seemed straightforward: The unarmed security guard approached Stephen Paddock's room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, distracting the gunman and potentially saving lives.
With a gunshot wound to his leg, he helped point officers to the gunman's location and stayed behind to evacuate hotel guests.
He was hailed a hero by many, even as the story changed. Twice.
Now, the man that many want to honor and who can help bring clarity about the timeline of the shooting has vanished from the public eye, less than two weeks since the Oct. 1 massacre, which left 58 people dead and more than 500 others injured.
David Hickey, president of the Security, Police, and Fire Professionals of America union, said it had been four days since he last saw Jesus Campos.
"We have had no contact with him.... Clearly, somebody knows where he is," he said.
Lombardo's revision on Friday was made a day after MGM Resorts, which owns Mandalay Bay, disputed the department's timeline. In a statement, MGM said the time of 9:59 p.m. came from a hotel report that was created manually and was not accurate. Casino officials said the gunman was firing at concertgoers "at the same time as, or within 40 seconds after," Campos reported the gunfire over his radio.
Lombardo also said the guard had been investigating an alarm for a door that had been left ajar on the 32nd floor, where the shooting occurred. He also said that Paddock had checked into the hotel on Sept. 25, not Sept. 28 as had been previously reported.
The correction raises questions about why it took police 12 minutes to find the gunman's hotel room when officers were already in the building and why they were searching other rooms when they were told the gunman was on the 32nd floor.
According to a former armed security guard at Mandalay Bay, there are supposed to be armed guards patrolling the hallways of the hotel and that Campos was using a device to log in his whereabouts in the casino.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/jesus-campos-vegas-security-guard-shot-before-rampage-appears-to-have-vanished/ar-AAtCWGw?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout
Watchfoxheadexplodes
(3,496 posts)Until they fix the narrative on now what appears to be one hell of a cluster fuck.
yardwork
(61,650 posts)The hotel has a very good reason to keep their employees from talking to the media.
Initech
(100,081 posts)Which sucks, that was an awesome place to stay in Vegas. And if MGM goes under as a result, Vegas probably goes with it.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)shooter was doing in his room other than he shot out his door and called for help as expected
Then stayed to assist others after he was wounded
I'm sure his name is already in all thier crazy rw conspiracy theories about the shooting
louis-t
(23,295 posts)"Obama is hiding him"
"Clinton had him killed"
"George Soros kidnapped him"
Oh, I forgot, !!!!!!!111!111!!
Yavin4
(35,442 posts)Everyone knows that he's Hillary's secret lover. Come now.
FSogol
(45,488 posts)Not giving interviews to every two-bit media nitwit and clown with a blog is hardly vanishing. Maybe he's trying to avoid the inevitable "dig up everything in his past" phase that we see happen to other victims.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)This is a strange story that seems to be only getting stranger.
janterry
(4,429 posts)that's good enough for me. I hope he stays wherever he is -
kcr
(15,317 posts)Why, I guess to them, you practically don't exist if you aren't talking to them. Why would any decent, sane American not try to grasp desperately at their 15 minutes!?
cwydro
(51,308 posts)sarah FAILIN
(2,857 posts)There is a guard and no trespass signs at his house. He doesn't want publicuty...
yardwork
(61,650 posts)Mariana
(14,858 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)has been or is getting death threats form the Gunner Groups.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Most likely the hotel honchos and their lawyers decided to get him out of the limelight till they get their stories straight.
DVRacer
(707 posts)That in and of it self is a very traumatic experience. Now the media is prying into everything about his life and job. His work is up his ass trying to minimize their liability in the whole thing. Everyone needs to back off, let him get through his own pain and suffering before jumping on him. He was a victim too.