Vegas Hotel Says Gunman Opened Fire 40 Seconds After Shooting Security Guard

Vegas Hotel Says Gunman Opened Fire 40 Seconds After Shooting Security Guard
The Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas in this file photo. Ethan Miller/File Photo/Reuters
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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The Las Vegas hotel from where gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire, killing 58 people in the deadliest U.S. mass shooting ever, said that he began shooting at the crowd 40 seconds after shooting at a security guard.

MGM Resorts International said Thursday that the police account saying Paddock opened fire six minutes after shooting security guard Jesus Campos through his hotel room door was wrong, CNN reported. Police initially said Campos approached his room as the shooting was underway, which prompted him to fire at him through the door.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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