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Las Vegas gunman shot security guard a full six minutes before opening fire
LA Times ^ | October 9, 2017 | Matt Pearce et al

Posted on 10/09/2017 7:13:31 PM PDT by ALASKA

Police have dramatically changed their account of how the Las Vegas massacre began on Oct. 1, revealing Monday that the gunman shot a hotel security guard six minutes before opening fire on a country music concert — raising new questions about why police weren’t able to pinpoint the gunman’s location sooner.

Officials had previously said that gunman Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nev., shot Mandalay Bay security guard Jesus Campos after Paddock had unleashed his deadly volley at the Route 91 Harvest festival, an assault that began at 10:05 p.m. and left 58 people dead, with hundreds more injured.

They had credited Campos, who was shot in the leg, with stopping the 10-minute assault on the concert crowd by turning the gunman’s attention to the hotel hallway, where Campos was checking an alert for an open door in another guest’s room.

But Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Monday that Paddock shot Campos before his mass shooting — at 9:59 p.m. — and they now don’t know why Paddock stopped his attack on the crowd.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bumpstock; camposmotive; jesuscampos; lasvegas; lvinvestigation; lvmassacre; paddocktimeline; shooter; stephenpaddock; witnesssuicide
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To: Blue Highway

He just had to get a few feet, laterally, past the door, which is plausible to me. What’s-his-name would have concentrated on the door itself.


141 posted on 10/09/2017 9:11:50 PM PDT by dr_lew (I)
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To: Jamestown1630

You bet, there is tons of video of all that. Not to mention Paddocks movements around that venue for days.


142 posted on 10/09/2017 9:12:11 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Jamestown1630

You bet, there is tons of video of all that. Not to mention Paddocks movements around that venue for days.


143 posted on 10/09/2017 9:12:12 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Blue Highway

I’m driving and I’m talking into my phone:

my comment basically means this in the room they found a charger that looked unusual. they established that it was not to any ordinary device.

the device that the charger worked with is a a phone whose sale is restricted to three-letter agencies and the US Special Forces.

it turns out that the chief designer of that device was questioned by the FBI and several hours after they departed from his house and the sight of that questioning, he took a shotgun and killed his disabled adult daughter and then he killed himself.

And the reason was because of something something disturbing that went on in the course of that FBI interview.

and apparently they also searched his house for something very important.

I believe the name of the company was Ultracell and the name of this chief designer was.

If you use the search terms “ultracell suicide Vegas” I’m sure you will come up with numerous links and maybe you can fill in that other rude guy since I’m still driving.


144 posted on 10/09/2017 9:12:46 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: gaijin

Sorry, but a lot of posters are posting pure BS for whatever strange reasons they have. My apologies if you;re not among that crowd. And you;re right, it does sound extremely interesting if true.


145 posted on 10/09/2017 9:13:28 PM PDT by House Atreides (BOYCOTT the NFL, its products and players 100% - PERMANENTLY.)
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To: dragnet2

Whoop, my trigger finger must be itchy.


146 posted on 10/09/2017 9:13:34 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: kelly4c
I was curious about this security guard from the beginning. Not saying he did anything wrong But....Wanted to hear his story directly from him
The security guard story took a while to come out. I had presumed that the reason the story was slow being reported, was that the law enforcement agencies wanted to the the story correctly before giving details to the media.

However, there are blatant discrepancies that have come out and have not been corrected. Someone needs to explain why the details have changed.

147 posted on 10/09/2017 9:13:46 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: House Atreides

Okay I’m still driving but I just remember the name of that Chief design engineer is John Beilman

If your Search terms were “John beilman Vegas suicide charger” I’m sure like 10 things will come up

The basic thing was that the charger was in the room of the Vegas shooter and the cops are wondering what the hell is this charger work with

and then when they came up with this Super Squirrel telephone and the cops got really suspicious

And the point that has me wondering is what was the FBI looking for in the house of the chief design engineer

I understand they would interrogate him but what was the thing they were looking for?

it seem like they knew what they were looking for when they were at his house questioning him.


148 posted on 10/09/2017 9:20:01 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: Blue Highway

Drill was used to seal the stairway doors by the shooters room ( source: the CBS video that keeps rightfully being posted)


149 posted on 10/09/2017 9:21:53 PM PDT by blu (If you don't read the story at the link, don't comment. (Except for Laz...))
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To: Reno89519

A couple people including myself were suspicious of the guards story but they were told shame on you the guy is a hero


150 posted on 10/09/2017 9:23:18 PM PDT by kelly4c
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To: UCANSEE2

Most,I don’t think so.


151 posted on 10/09/2017 9:32:41 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: UCANSEE2

The 200 bullets were from Paddock to the responding security guard, then Paddock begins his ten minutes of firing, resulting in Campos leg injury.

Then responding officers fire at Paddock, or his room, and Paddock begins his ten minutes of firing until for some reason he stops.

This is the story we are being asked to believe at this point.

Tomorrow, it may change.


152 posted on 10/09/2017 9:40:48 PM PDT by exit82 (The opposition has already been Trumped!)
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To: CivilWarBrewing

For all we know, he could have been shot several times.


153 posted on 10/09/2017 9:41:27 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: gaijin; House Atreides
Here it is:

Alleged Key Witness In Las Vegas Massacre Kills Himself And Daughter After FBI Raid

This adds a very puzzling aspect to things.

154 posted on 10/09/2017 9:49:23 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: exit82

Read the link in #154.


155 posted on 10/09/2017 9:53:08 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: gaijin; House Atreides

Someone tying up loose ends ?


156 posted on 10/09/2017 9:54:15 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Blue Highway
You mean the suicide? No one ever shot at Paddock according to the official story.

The autopsy results are not being released. The timeline changes released today would indicate the "official story" is fluid and changing.
157 posted on 10/09/2017 9:56:58 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media and Shariah Socialism.)
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To: UCANSEE2; gaijin; House Atreides

Yes.

I would think the death of these two people should be able to be verified independently.

If this article is accurate, there is a whole new dimension to this case, and it could involve government or government-enabled actors.


158 posted on 10/09/2017 10:00:38 PM PDT by exit82 (The opposition has already been Trumped!)
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To: UCANSEE2; gaijin

Can’t post a link at the moment (technical reasons) but at

www.thenewyorknewsday.com

there is a news item that his suicide was by a shotgun blast to the back of his head. It may just be bad writing (“journalists” nowadays are educated in social justice theory and not in good, clear, correct writing) but, if not, it’s another big WTF!


159 posted on 10/09/2017 10:05:04 PM PDT by House Atreides (BOYCOTT the NFL, its products and players 100% - PERMANENTLY.)
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To: House Atreides

The title of the piece is “Key Witness in Las Vegas Shooting Kills Self and Daughter Following FBI Raid” in the www.newyorknewsday.com article.


160 posted on 10/09/2017 10:14:56 PM PDT by House Atreides (BOYCOTT the NFL, its products and players 100% - PERMANENTLY.)
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