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Unarmed Security Guard Took On Las Vegas Killer Stephen Paddock
The Daily Beast ^

Posted on 10/04/2017 4:24:55 PM PDT by JP1201

LAS VEGAS — Jesus Campos had no firearm when he found Stephen Paddock and approached his room on the 32rd floor of Mandalay Bay on Sunday night. Paddock, who had rigged cameras in the hallway and on the peephole of the door, saw Campos coming and fired through the door, hitting him in the leg, said Dave Hickey, president of the International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America. The union represents Campos and hundreds of security guards at Mandalay Bay. When Campos was hit, he radioed casino dispatch and told him his location — and Paddock’s.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: jesuscampos; stephenpaddock
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1 posted on 10/04/2017 4:24:55 PM PDT by JP1201
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To: JP1201
Most interesting thing n the article is Paddock's use of cameras.

"Paddock, who had rigged cameras in the hallway and on the peephole of the door, saw Campos coming and fired through the door, hitting him in the leg, "

This is clear evidence of he had it seriously planned out.

2 posted on 10/04/2017 4:28:01 PM PDT by Wayne07
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To: JP1201

A) You are out of your mind to take on an unarmed security job.
B) The employer is criminally negligent.


3 posted on 10/04/2017 4:28:02 PM PDT by Bonemaker
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To: JP1201

The hotels might want to think about hiring some armed security.

I read that hotel staff cannot go into a room without security if there is a do not disturb sign on the door. If they thought something odd was going on with this shooter and gone into the room, they probably would have gotten blown away.


4 posted on 10/04/2017 4:30:03 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: JP1201

stopped by a namesake of Jesus Christ, The Almighty

what are the odds?


5 posted on 10/04/2017 4:33:30 PM PDT by blueplum ( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: JP1201

He wasn’t a security guard he was a security monitor. I learned that on TV.


6 posted on 10/04/2017 4:33:41 PM PDT by BipolarBob
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To: blueplum

In Las Vegas the odds are probably pretty good.


7 posted on 10/04/2017 4:35:32 PM PDT by TigersEye (0bama. The Legacy is a lie. The lie is the Legacy.)
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To: JP1201

Tried to open the door while hearing automatic gunfire on the other side?

Brave but not the brightest dude...


8 posted on 10/04/2017 4:38:46 PM PDT by varyouga
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To: JP1201
The BOWLING murderer in-training..?


9 posted on 10/04/2017 4:49:07 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: varyouga

Sometime ya just gotta take the initiative.

Scores are wounded and dying, he might have saved many more from that fate.

I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets a Presidential Medal of Freedom.


10 posted on 10/04/2017 4:58:34 PM PDT by null and void (The internet gave everyone a mouth. It gave no one a brain.)
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To: gaijin

TIME LINES! .....TIME LINES!!!!....I WANT TIME LINES!!!


11 posted on 10/04/2017 5:03:05 PM PDT by LibFreeUSA
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To: MrShoop

“rigged cameras in the hallway and on the peephole of the door”

Someone posted a schematic of the suite and area around it. One of the doors to the suite was at the dead end of a long hallway. I assume that’s where he had the peephole cam. If so, he was able to see anyone coming for a very long distance.

And I think the other suite door, which was around the corner, was across from the stairwell.

Someone did some intricate planning.


12 posted on 10/04/2017 5:08:32 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam ("We should fear the tyranny of the easily offended." Stossel)
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To: BipolarBob
He wasn’t a security guard he was a security monitor. I learned that on TV.

Much appreciated.

13 posted on 10/04/2017 5:08:50 PM PDT by proud2beconservativeinNJ ("In God We Trust")
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To: proud2beconservativeinNJ; BipolarBob
"He wasn’t a security guard he was a security monitor."

He tried the door and got shot in the leg. Yep, there's a shooter in there he said.

14 posted on 10/04/2017 5:29:47 PM PDT by Enterprise (Do away with all symbols of past slavery. Start with the Democrat Party.)
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To: Enterprise
He tried the door and got shot in the leg. Yep, there's a shooter in there he said.

Not to disparage his bravery, but he stood in the "fatal funnel".

Thankfully he lived to tell the tale--and to learn to do better.

15 posted on 10/04/2017 5:48:57 PM PDT by lightman (ANTIFA is full of Bolshevik.)
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To: JP1201

Thank you Mr. Campos for distracting that lunatic. Sorry you got shot.


16 posted on 10/04/2017 6:04:06 PM PDT by Cecily
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To: Enterprise

Shot in the leg? The shooter aims at leg level, instead of heart level?


17 posted on 10/04/2017 6:07:40 PM PDT by Bellflower (Who dares believe Jesus?)
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To: lightman

Guy was very lucky.


18 posted on 10/04/2017 6:18:33 PM PDT by Enterprise (Do away with all symbols of past slavery. Start with the Democrat Party.)
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To: Bellflower

The shooter knew the guard was out there and fired through the door. I don’t know if he aimed or not, but I doubt that he did aim.


19 posted on 10/04/2017 6:19:40 PM PDT by Enterprise (Do away with all symbols of past slavery. Start with the Democrat Party.)
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To: Enterprise

Does it take “aiming” to shoot at a very close range where vital areas would be, rather legs? His goal was to kill and he obviously wasn’t stupid.


20 posted on 10/04/2017 6:38:02 PM PDT by Bellflower (Who dares believe Jesus?)
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