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Las Vegas Gunman Shot Security Guard Before Firing Into Crowd, Police Say

Sheriff Joe Lombardo said the shooter injured Jesus Campos about six minutes before turning his weapon on a music festival. The comments mark a major adjustment to the timeline of the police response.
Police officers block a stretch of street in front of the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the night of the shooting in Las Vegas. / John Locher / Shutterstock.com

More than a week after a gunman opened fire on a concert in Las Vegas, killing 58 people and leaving hundreds of others injured, authorities say those chaotic minutes are still coming into focus. At a news conference Monday, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo revised one of those

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