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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Tue Oct 10, 2017, 10:43 AM Oct 2017

Las Vegas gunman shot security guard minutes before massacre, police say

Source: The Washington Post

By Mark Berman October 10 at 8:05 AM

Authorities investigating the Las Vegas massacre on Monday expressed irritation that after eight days, they have still not determined why a gunman opened fire on concertgoers, killing 58 people and injuring hundreds more in the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.

“I’m frustrated,” Joseph Lombardo, the Las Vegas sheriff, said at a news briefing. “Because this individual purposefully hid his actions leading up to this event, and it is difficult for us to find answers for those actions.”

During the briefing, Lombardo offered a key update to the shooting timeline that officials previously laid out. Lombardo said that six minutes before the gunman opened fire — shooting at concertgoers far below his 32nd floor suite in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino — he first shot a hotel security guard and injured him.

Lombardo had previously said that while he did not know what caused Stephen Paddock, the 64-year-old gunman, to stop shooting, he assumed it was due to the security guard’s arrival.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/10/09/las-vegas-gunman-shot-security-guard-minutes-before-massacre-police-say

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Las Vegas gunman shot security guard minutes before massacre, police say (Original Post) DonViejo Oct 2017 OP

"he assumed" jberryhill Oct 2017 #1

He reveals himself to be a dumbass every time he talks elehhhhna Oct 2017 #2

I've noticed this, too. kwassa Oct 2017 #3

I bet investigators are frustrated and baffled IronLionZion Oct 2017 #4

Agreed. It adds to confusion and speculation. yardwork Oct 2017 #6

I dont understand why its taken so long to establish this fact. yardwork Oct 2017 #5

Not to be too cynical -- BarbD Oct 2017 #7

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

1. "he assumed"

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Oct 10, 2017, 10:48 AM

Oct 2017

This guy has got to stop speculating at press conferences. He did that the other day, while trying to say "this is just my personal guess" or something like that, but it was awful.

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)

2. He reveals himself to be a dumbass every time he talks

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 10, 2017, 10:52 AM

Oct 2017

so why does it take over an hour for the coppers to kick in the door?

kwassa

(23,340 posts)

3. I've noticed this, too.

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 10, 2017, 10:52 AM

Oct 2017

His speculation is no better than anyone else's.

He also speculated earlier that there had to be someone helping Paddock out, just because of the large number of weapons, though he had no proof of this.

IronLionZion

(45,447 posts)

4. I bet investigators are frustrated and baffled

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 10, 2017, 11:11 AM

Oct 2017

because they are probably not finding anything useful that would indicate motive.

Meanwhile they keep refusing to call him a terrorist.

yardwork

(61,622 posts)

6. Agreed. It adds to confusion and speculation.

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 10, 2017, 11:16 AM

Oct 2017

yardwork

(61,622 posts)

5. I dont understand why its taken so long to establish this fact.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Oct 10, 2017, 11:15 AM

Oct 2017

Getting this wrong calls everything else that the Las Vegas police have said into question.

How do you get this basic simple timeline so wrong?

BarbD

(1,193 posts)

7. Not to be too cynical --

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Oct 10, 2017, 01:25 PM

Oct 2017

They have to be careful in what they say because they want to bring tourism back to Las Vegas. This is different than the MGM Grand hotel fire years ago.

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