In October 2017, hundreds of people were injured in the tragic Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting in Las Vegas, Nev. Nearly sixty people were killed and countless others were left to bear physical and emotional scars from the tragedy.
While the estate of the shooter, concert promoters and the surrounding hotels currently face a number of lawsuits over the massacre, some stories of heroism have come out of the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting including that of Jesus Campos.
Overview: Route 91 Harvest Festival Shooting
On Oct. 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire from the window of the Mandalay Bay Resort into a crowd of people attending a country music festival. Country music star Jason Aldean was playing at the time of the shooting.
The gunman shot more than a thousand rounds into the crowd just after 10 pm. This is considered the deadliest mass shooting by an individual in the history of the United States.
Route 91 Harvest Festival Shooting Story of Heroism
Jesus Campos was a security guard at the Mandalay Bay Hotel, the site from which the shooter in the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting fired his weapons.
Originally, Campos was criticized for his shifting timelines when speaking with the police about the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting, but more recently, he has been praised for saving the life of a hotel engineer.
Stephen Schuck’s life was saved by Campos, according to the Las Vegas Review Journal. The Journal reports that Campos told Schuck to get cover.
“Schuck was dispatched to the 32nd floor after Campos had reported a fire exit door that wouldn’t open. Investigators would later determine that the door had been bolted shut by the gunman. When Schuck exited the service elevator onto the 32nd floor, everything was silent, he said. Schuck continued down the hallway until he heard what sounded like automatic gunfire,” the Las Vegas Review Journal states.
Shuck gave an interview to Metropolitan Police Department and the 47-page transcript was recently released.
According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, there has been a dispute between the police department and MGM Resorts (the owner and operator of Mandalay Bay) about differing reports of timelines regarding what happened on the night of the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting.
Filing a Route 91 Harvest Festival Shooting Lawsuit
Many people have filed lawsuits over injuries they sustained at the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting. Against MGM, plaintiffs cite inadequate security policies, untrained staff, improper surveillance of premises, slow response to Campos’ original injury and allowing the shooter to have access to a service elevator which gave him the ability to transport and stockpile weapons.
Against LiveNation, the concert promotors, plaintiffs cite untrained staff, not enough exits and not using loudspeakers or other methods to communicate vital emergency information.
If you were injured at the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting or were there and have experienced emotional trauma, you may be eligible for a Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting lawsuit. An experienced attorney can help you determine your legal options.
If you or a loved one were inside the concert gates when the shooting started (including concert staff) and suffered PTSD or a physical injury as a result, you deserve compensation — and you deserve an attorney who will fight to prove your injuries. See if you have a case by filling out the form on this page for a free, confidential evaluation by a Las Vegas shooting attorney. If you qualify, you will be contacted to discuss your options during a free, no-obligation consultation.
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