I did listen on headphones. I listened to that cab driver audio carefully a few days ago and noted the softer sound of that particular burst.
But why would the police put out a minute-by-minute graphic of the shooting which contradicts that by a full 6 minutes?
Not that the police/FBI are to be considered trustworthy, but it is not clear to me why they would put out a false version on this particular point of the shooting of the security guard. At this point, I tend to credit the police version of the security guard shooting at 10:15 pending more information.
But clearly, we don’t have a coherent, credible version of just what happened with the security guard.
Besides a coherent, credible explanation from police regarding the security guard, I would also like to hear a good explanation from police as to how Paddock supposedly entered Brian Hodge’s room (did he break the door? did he have a pass key?), the breaking out of the window there, whether there were shell casings in that room and where that electronic cable under his door connected to inside.
That exact question or point, which shows the guard getting there 6 minutes earlier then we thought, is the key to figuring it all out. Once you figure it out, it becomes clear as to why they have to obscure things a little. Nothing nefarious. Nothing conspiratorial. They are just protecting themselves and a good Samaritan from future complications. And as much as I hate the FBI, there have their reasons.