It Took Authorities an Hour and Twelve Minutes to Breach Shooter’s Hotel Room Door

by Scott Creighton

Here’s an interesting tidbit of info:

“It’s a large hotel and that’s probably why it took them an hour and 12 minutes before they were able to figure out exactly which room he was shooting from and then to get to that location and figure out how they’re going to do the entry.” CNN law enforcement analyst Art Roddick

That is 72 minutes it took before they blew out the door and found Stephen Paddock dead “by his own hand”

How long did the shooting last you ask?

“The gunshots lasted for 10 to 15 minutes. It didn’t stop,” said witness Rachel de Kerf.

He stopped firing for an hour before they blew the door and found him dead? Why?

My guess would be that estimate is on the high side because time would naturally seem to slow for someone in such a situation. But still, even that one leaves about an hour between the last shots fired and them finding Paddock dead.

From what I understand, authorities weren’t even on the same floor as the suspected room for most of that time.

As officers approached Paddock’s suite, he opened fire, shooting a security guard in the leg, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo told reporters Monday.

The first responders retreated and waited for SWAT to take the shooter out. CNN

One full hour after the shooting stopped is when they breached the door and went in to find him dead. A lot can happen in an hour. Why did he stop shooting? There were still targets on the ground out there. Probably first responders and people trying to help each other. They found 23 guns and tons of ammo, right? So why did the “crazy man” on a rampage with no known motive stop shooting?

Food for thought I guess.