10-18-2017, 11:29 AM
I did find it to be enlightening.
I've never watched the Ellen Show, but I understand why Jesus Campos chose to tell the story there -- no baseless narratives, no grilling him to speculate on things he couldn't possibly know, no attempts to make political points.
Campos said he's recovering day by day, which was good to hear, though he still thinks about the scene all the time.
The interview video can be viewed here: https://www.ellentube.com/
Both Campos and Schuck struck me as humble and decent hard-working guys who got caught up in a terrible mass murder while on-the-job.
Fortunately, Campos didn't panic after getting shot and had the presence of mind to radio in 'shots fired' immediately and then clear radio traffic so response could be coordinated. He used his cell phone to alert staff he'd been shot.
The interview cleared up a lot for me. Campos was actually investigating why the fire door was blocked when he got shot. He had called for a maintenance engineer as he went down to the 31st floor to gain access to the 32nd floor from another entry point. That's when Schuck, a maintenance engineer, was dispatched to the 32nd floor.
When Campos arrived on the 32nd floor, he initially thought the noise he heard was construction/drilling, but it was rapid fire. He didn't realize that he'd been shot until he felt a burning sensation and lifted his pant leg to find he was bleeding. He took cover and a female guest came out of her room; Campos yelled at her to get back in her room.
Shuck was unaware that shots had been fired and showed up to investigate the blocked fire door quickly. Paddock was still shooting. Campos yelled at him to take cover and bullets narrowly missed him as he did so.
The graphic Ellen presented showed the layout of the floor and Campos and Schuck described where they were and the sequence of events they experienced.
Of course, none of this is stopping the conspiracy theorists who are desperate to turn Jesus Campos into an accomplice or the actual shooter, but these are the times we live in.
Both Jesus and Schuck wanted to thank the Metro Police, the FBI, first responders, and the people at the concert who helped others in the crowd.
The security guard and the maintenance engineer are both sports fans. They said they wouldn't accept money from the show. But, Ellen presented them with thank you gifts from the NFL and Shutterfly anyway. Schuck gets to meet his favorite team, the Colts. And Campos was presented season tickets to Oakland Raiders' games in Vegas. Shutterfly also contributed $25,000 to the victims fund in Campos' name.
I've never watched the Ellen Show, but I understand why Jesus Campos chose to tell the story there -- no baseless narratives, no grilling him to speculate on things he couldn't possibly know, no attempts to make political points.
Campos said he's recovering day by day, which was good to hear, though he still thinks about the scene all the time.
The interview video can be viewed here: https://www.ellentube.com/
Both Campos and Schuck struck me as humble and decent hard-working guys who got caught up in a terrible mass murder while on-the-job.
Fortunately, Campos didn't panic after getting shot and had the presence of mind to radio in 'shots fired' immediately and then clear radio traffic so response could be coordinated. He used his cell phone to alert staff he'd been shot.
The interview cleared up a lot for me. Campos was actually investigating why the fire door was blocked when he got shot. He had called for a maintenance engineer as he went down to the 31st floor to gain access to the 32nd floor from another entry point. That's when Schuck, a maintenance engineer, was dispatched to the 32nd floor.
When Campos arrived on the 32nd floor, he initially thought the noise he heard was construction/drilling, but it was rapid fire. He didn't realize that he'd been shot until he felt a burning sensation and lifted his pant leg to find he was bleeding. He took cover and a female guest came out of her room; Campos yelled at her to get back in her room.
Shuck was unaware that shots had been fired and showed up to investigate the blocked fire door quickly. Paddock was still shooting. Campos yelled at him to take cover and bullets narrowly missed him as he did so.
The graphic Ellen presented showed the layout of the floor and Campos and Schuck described where they were and the sequence of events they experienced.
Of course, none of this is stopping the conspiracy theorists who are desperate to turn Jesus Campos into an accomplice or the actual shooter, but these are the times we live in.
Both Jesus and Schuck wanted to thank the Metro Police, the FBI, first responders, and the people at the concert who helped others in the crowd.
The security guard and the maintenance engineer are both sports fans. They said they wouldn't accept money from the show. But, Ellen presented them with thank you gifts from the NFL and Shutterfly anyway. Schuck gets to meet his favorite team, the Colts. And Campos was presented season tickets to Oakland Raiders' games in Vegas. Shutterfly also contributed $25,000 to the victims fund in Campos' name.