How the Las Vegas shooter foiled a well
Stephen Paddock
Firing from the 32nd floor of a hotel near the cityâs world famous neon-lit Strip  at night  at a range of 500 yards with an arsenal of high-velocity semi-automatic weapons modified to shoot rapidly   gunman Stephen Paddock  had pulled the city into a nightmare that left him virtually unopposed for crucial minutes  with police unable to safely return fire.
 Paddock  sprayed bullets continuously on the concert crowd of 22 000 people for about 10 minutes  starting at 10:05 p.m. PT (1:05 a.m. ET on Monday)  according to Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo. Police blew open Paddockâs hotel room door 75 minutes after the shooting started  finding he had killed himself.
âIt did cause some challenges logistically  being outgunned like that â said Lieutenant Reggie Rader  one of the MACTAC team members. He said officers did their best to get as quickly as possible to the hotel room from which  Paddock  was firing.
Seroka said that many hotels in Las Vegas are equipped with technology to detect projectiles like cigarette butts coming off balconies and to pinpoint the room  but said there are no balconies at the Mandalay Bay hotel where  Paddock  had set up.
Seroka  a former U.S. Air Force colonel and veteran of both Gulf Wars  lamented the length of time  Paddock  ultimately had to shoot at the crowd. âNine minutes is an eternity when you are taking fire â he said.
Firing from the 32nd floor of a hotel near the cityâs world famous neon-lit Strip  at night  at a range of 500 yards with an arsenal of high-velocity semi-automatic weapons modified to shoot  [TGT] had pulled the city into a nightmare that left him virtually unopposed for crucial minutes  with police unable to safely return fire.
  [TGT] sprayed bullets continuously on the concert crowd of 22 000 people for about 10 minutes  starting at 10:05 p.m. PT (1:05 a.m. ET on Monday)  according to Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo. Police blew open Paddockâs hotel room door 75 minutes after the shooting started  finding  [TGT]  had killed  [TGT] .
âIt did cause some challenges logistically  being outgunned like that â said Lieutenant Reggie Rader  one of the MACTAC team members. He said officers did their best to get as quickly as possible to the hotel room from which   [TGT] was firing.
Seroka said that many hotels in Las Vegas are equipped with technology to detect projectiles like cigarette butts coming off balconies and to pinpoint the room  but said there are no balconies at the Mandalay Bay hotel where   [TGT] had set up.
Seroka  a former U.S. Air Force colonel and veteran of both Gulf Wars  lamented the length of time   [TGT] ultimately had to shoot at the crowd. âNine minutes is an eternity when you are taking fire â  [TGT]  said.