Initially, I had not paid close attention to this entire case. Busy with work and church and other things. When the story broke Monday with the massive correction, I started looking a lot more closely. Here are a few things that jump out at me looking at it as it stands right now.
1. That was a MASSIVE correction to the narrative. And it shines a spotlight on Mandalay Bay security in a BIG way. Why was the first story put out, and who was responsible? Who pushed the official revision to be made, LVPD or Mandalay Bay?
2. Automatic weapons fire in a hallway doesn’t merit a call to the Las Vegas PD?
3. In the Las Vegas paper today, the maintenance man was quoted as saying he was up to investigate an Emergency Door Ajar Alarm. Don’t believe in coincidences. That is another BIG piece of info.
4. Why was the 2nd window broken? That was an extremely poor angle to shoot from, and gave absolutely no help to the shooter to fire on the venue.
5. Two rifles with bi-pod arms extended. Why? The angle is way too steep for him to use those laying on the floor. and there was nothing for him to prop the legs on in the photo.
5. Why the 6 minute delay (if true)? His element of surprise has been lost. It is almost like the shooter was waiting for a specific time to start shooting.
7. Go to Google Earth and draw a 1000 yard Arc from the 2nd window and see what all that encompasses. Why 1000 yards? That is within easy sniper distance. What is in that Arc? Most all of the McCarron International Airport charter and general aviation hangar area and parking lot. When an extremely VIP flies into Vegas, they fly into this side on their own plane.
I’m not advocating that is what happened. But the massive change in the timeline opens up a LOT of other possibilities. Item #6 fits a narrative that explains a lot of the inconsistencies of the evidence presented thus far.
Regarding the 6 minute delay, the shooter may have wanted to wait to shoot until everyone in the crowd was leaving, using the press at choke point entrance to create an even greater number casualties - and have easier shots into packed crowds coming toward him through the exits.
He may have waited only 6 minutes and decided he didn’t have time, after what happened in the hallway, to wait any longer because he was afraid the alarm would be sounded and his time was short.