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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...

Security guard shot before concert shooting began On Monday, Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo announced a change to the sequence of events that occurred on Oct. 1, saying a security guard who encountered Paddock was actually shot at 9:59 p.m. local time, minutes before the 64-year-old unleashed a hail of gunfire on unsuspecting concertgoers. Previously, authorities had said that the security guard, Jesus Campos, was shot after Paddock had opened fire on the crowd below. Lombardo said Campos immediately reported to hotel security that he had been shot. However, responding officers did not know Campos had been shot until they...

In a significant timeline change, Sheriff Lombardo reveals Mandalay Bay security guard, Jesus Campos, was shot BEFORE the Las Vegas attack started. “Las Vegas sheriff says Mandalay Bay security guard was shot 6 minutes before first shots were fired at crowd.,” reports ABC News. [SNIP] Paddock shot the unarmed Campos in the leg as he was moving toward the room outside in the hallway, The Daily Beast reported being told by Dave Hickey, president of the International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America. Campos had taken an elevator to the 32nd floor of the hotel because the stairway...

Whatever happened to Jesus Campos? He interrupted the shooter and took a bullet in his leg for his pains. He's a hero. He should be on every commentary show in the country by now, especially if he's not in the country legally, he'd be the absolute darling of the media. Not a peep. Nothing about his medical treatment. Nothing about any questioning the authorities have done. No stories of his childhood. No I knew him when. Nothing from any friends and neighbors. No co-workers talking about what a great guy he is...

Had it not been for Jesus Campos, a hotel security guard, the deadly Las Vegas shooting could have been a whole lot worse. As authorities hail Jesus for his heroic actions, find about the man who first confronted Stephen Paddock. 1. Jesus Campos was the first man to discover Stephen Paddock. 2. Yes, he had no gun on him when he found Stephen. Imagine rushing to stop an active shooter, armed only with a club. That’s exactly what Jesus did, as he was only equipped with a nightstick when he discovered Stephen’s location. 3. He still has the bullet in...

An unarmed security guard at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino found gunman Stephen Paddock and drew the shooter's attention while radioing police for help. The security guard was identified as Jesus Campos by the International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America. He was injured after Paddock fired at him through a door, striking Campos in the leg, police said. *snip* Speaking this evening, Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo praised Campos, saying he aided officers in their search for Paddock.

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.