When Stephen Paddock opened fire on concert goers in Las Vegas on October 1, 2017, he not only performed the deadliest mass shooting in the United States (as this is written) but he also ignited a nationwide storm of gun control debate as well as creating several true heroes. Well, he didn’t create them; he created the circumstances in which they could shine.
On that date at approximately 10:05pm, from his room in the Mandalay Bay, Paddock opened fire down into the large crowd of attendees at the Route 91 Harvest music festival. It should be noted that the festival location was NOT on the same property as the Mandalay Bay. It was diagonally across both South Las Vegas Boulevard (The Strip) and Mandalay Bay Road.
Paddock’s suite was on the 32nd floor of Mandalay Bay and that was where he performed the attack from. Numerous reports after the event claimed another shooter several floors lower and, in fact, at least one report claimed a shooter at ground level attacking concert goers and other in the parking lots in the area. To date the second and third shooters have not been confirmed by any law enforcement investigative agency.
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The remainder of this article is part of the book "Active Killers and the Crimes They Perpetrated," available in print or ebook via Amazon.
Joshua Borelli
Joshua Borelli has been studying active shooter and mass attack events over the course of the past several years, commensurate with receiving training on response and recovery to natural disasters and civil disturbances. Joshua started to outline this series of articles in an attempt to identify commonalities and logistical needs patterns for response.
