only a gov‘t employee would say a 72 minute response time and 60 killed was a success
only a gov‘t employee would say a 72 minute response time and 60 killed was a success
In the press conference by LVPD Undersheriff Kevin McMahill, he said that LEOs entered the 32nd floor hallway of the hotel “within moments” of the Mandalay Security Officer getting shot.
McMahill said the perp had “cameras” (plural) placed outside the door and another one peering through the door peephole. It is very likely the perp saw the LEOs approaching. That was when he stopped shooting. (Based on the photo showing the congealed blood around Paddock’s head and the fact no further shots were heard, I think he took his own life at that point or shortly thereafter.)
The first 911 call came in at 10:08, and the final shots were heard at 10:19. McMahill emphasized the response time by LEOs was only *11 minutes*. He sounded kind of ticked off about all the allegations that the LVPD was slow to respond.
He said the reason SWAT waited so long was because the perp had stopped all shooting at that point, and so they treated it as a barracade situation. (Presumably if the perp started shooting again they would have gone in sooner.)
(Click on the video for Undersheriff Kevin McMahill.)