According to the LVMPD radio traffic that night, it was over 18 minutes from the time the first police officer called in shots fired at the concert venue until a police officer tells his dispatcher that they are on the 32nd floor and that Campos was shot, and the room was 135.
At that point because its a barricaded, at that point because its no longer an active shooter, were not hearing any further shots, the floors have already been evacuated of guests, the suspect was now isolated and contained within a room.
I disagree with McMahills assertion that the suspect was isolated and contained.
The police did not know that the night of the shooting. As a matter of fact, one of the SWAT officers says right on the radio that they must pop the door to see if the gunman is still in there or if he went somewhere else. The police never had any contact with Stephen Paddock, verbally or otherwise. For all they knew that night he could have already been long gone which would have made him a threat to the public.
At that point that the SWAT team made their decision based on when it was appropriate to enter. I want to make it clear that while there was that slight delay, the suspect was no longer firing into the crowd.
Yes, there was a slight delay. Paddock opened fire at 10:05 p.m. The police breached the first door at 11:20 p.m.
Who all went into the room?? Was it the entire SWAT team or just two K-9 officers, a gang unit detective, one other officer and the SWAT officer who breached the door with explosives?
According to 60 Minutes it was the four officers and one SWAT officer who entered the room. They appeared on the show, minus the SWAT officer.
Where was the rest of the SWAT team?
We still do not know who discharged their weapon and why. Sheriff Lombardo said it was an accidental discharge, but did not elaborate any further.
