Vegas Eyewitness: ‘It Was Just Absolute Chaos’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT He dropped ░░░░░░░░ ran He ran off ░░░░░░░░ stage and then people ░░░░░░░░ dropping to the floor ░░░░░░░░ then we were running ░░░░░░░░ We saw people that ░░░░░░░░ shot and we kept ░░░░░░░░ until we got to ░░░░░░░░ cops That was Jodi ░░░░░░░░ on camera and now ░░░░░░░░ telephone Good morning How ░░░░░░░░ you doing We re ░░░░░░░░ in there It was ░░░░░░░░ crazy night for sure ░░░░░░░░ Where were you We ░░░░░░░░ vip tickets in the ░░░░░░░░ center I was with ░░░░░░░░ parents my cousins and ░░░░░░░░ best friend and my ░░░░░░░░ was actually in the ░░░░░░░░ My sister said when ░░░░░░░░ was in the crowd ░░░░░░░░ girl next to her ░░░░░░░░ shot in the head ░░░░░░░░ that s when they ░░░░░░░░ out of there and ░░░░░░░░ all when we first ░░░░░░░░ was six pops and ░░░░░░░░ was bam bam bam ░░░░░░░░ and we thought it ░░░░░░░░ part of the show ░░░░░░░░ it sounded like firecrackers ░░░░░░░░ Then all of a ░░░░░░░░ it was another round ░░░░░░░░ we need to get ░░░░░░░░ of here We ran ░░░░░░░░ fast as we could ░░░░░░░░ we made it to ░░░░░░░░ tropicana and then people ░░░░░░░░ yelling there is a ░░░░░░░░ in the tropicana Then ░░░░░░░░ ran to hooters and ░░░░░░░░ said there was a ░░░░░░░░ in hooters It was ░░░░░░░░ chaos And then we ░░░░░░░░ made it into a ░░░░░░░░ diner where an off ░░░░░░░░ policeman was in there ░░░░░░░░ he said we re ░░░░░░░░ this on lockdown and ░░░░░░░░ stacked all the tables ░░░░░░░░ chairs up and covered ░░░░░░░░ windows and just basically ░░░░░░░░ sitting ducks waiting until ░░░░░░░░ could leave My sister ░░░░░░░░ is an emergency nurse ░░░░░░░░ stayed behind to help ░░░░░░░░ who were injured Bill ░░░░░░░░ s almost as if ░░░░░░░░ way you describe it ░░░░░░░░ all recognized the seriousness ░░░░░░░░ the situation instantly and ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ Luckily for us me ░░░░░░░░ my family did a ░░░░░░░░ good job at staying ░░░░░░░░ There was a moment ░░░░░░░░ me and my best ░░░░░░░░ were running and my ░░░░░░░░ were gone In my ░░░░░░░░ I thought my parents ░░░░░░░░ gone Making phone calls ░░░░░░░░ your friends wondering if ░░░░░░░░ ll ever see them ░░░░░░░░ It s not something ░░░░░░░░ see all the stuff ░░░░░░░░ on all the time ░░░░░░░░ How long were you ░░░░░░░░ Probably about 30 minutes ░░░░░░░░ we got ahold of ░░░░░░░░ other and told them ░░░░░░░░ were at the tropicana ░░░░░░░░ headed there They said ░░░░░░░░ was a shooter in ░░░░░░░░ we ran to hooters ░░░░░░░░ they were at and ░░░░░░░░ ended up at the ░░░░░░░░ and then we all ░░░░░░░░ it back Bill How ░░░░░░░░ ground does that cover ░░░░░░░░ one hotel to the ░░░░░░░░ We probably we actually ░░░░░░░░ the time we were ░░░░░░░░ running we made it ░░░░░░░░ the airport and I ░░░░░░░░ it up this morning ░░░░░░░░ I was like I ░░░░░░░░ t even know how ░░░░░░░░ ran so fast and ░░░░░░░░ it so far We ░░░░░░░░ and it was seven ░░░░░░░░ eight miles Of just ░░░░░░░░ and you are in ░░░░░░░░ panic and you know ░░░░░░░░ of us every little ░░░░░░░░ we hear we re ░░░░░░░░ the edge of our ░░░░░░░░ looking around like what ░░░░░░░░ going on Bill Were ░░░░░░░░ able to locate where ░░░░░░░░ shots were coming from ░░░░░░░░ Well they sounded it ░░░░░░░░ so loud so we ░░░░░░░░ didn t know You ░░░░░░░░ tell it was kind ░░░░░░░░ coming from up higher ░░░░░░░░ wasn t coming from ░░░░░░░░ floor So we did ░░░░░░░░ it was people were ░░░░░░░░ it was on top ░░░░░░░░ the mandalay bay We ░░░░░░░░ it was up high ░░░░░░░░ that s almost what ░░░░░░░░ you didn t know ░░░░░░░░ it was coming from ░░░░░░░░ Bill Had you attended ░░░░░░░░ Friday or Saturday or ░░░░░░░░ Sunday your first and ░░░░░░░░ No I ve been ░░░░░░░░ to this festival for ░░░░░░░░ past three years And ░░░░░░░░ s sad that I ░░░░░░░░ will never go back ░░░░░░░░ for fear and probably ░░░░░░░░ m terrified to go ░░░░░░░░ another concert ever again ░░░░░░░░ s horrible Bill You ░░░░░░░░ been going to Vegas ░░░░░░░░ last three years specifically ░░░░░░░░ this show Yes we ░░░░░░░░ out from California every ░░░░░░░░ for this festival You ░░░░░░░░ we were staying at ░░░░░░░░ bay We re at ░░░░░░░░ friend s house in ░░░░░░░░ We re far away ░░░░░░░░ our cars and stuff ░░░░░░░░ at mandalay bay Bill ░░░░░░░░ sun is expected to ░░░░░░░░ up at exactly 6 ░░░░░░░░ A M Your time ░░░░░░░░ minutes from now And ░░░░░░░░ are waking up to ░░░░░░░░ whole new town a ░░░░░░░░ new world and a ░░░░░░░░ new situation that folks ░░░░░░░░ you had no expectation ░░░░░░░░ into an event like ░░░░░░░░ Are you able to ░░░░░░░░ what you have experienced ░░░░░░░░ witnessed yet Jodi I ░░░░░░░░ t know I think ░░░░░░░░ ve all been up ░░░░░░░░ night No one has ░░░░░░░░ We re all on ░░░░░░░░ edge of our seats ░░░░░░░░ and I don t ░░░░░░░░ it s really sunk ░░░░░░░░ Like my mom this ░░░░░░░░ was hysterically crying It ░░░░░░░░ hit her The moment ░░░░░░░░ hit me when we ░░░░░░░░ it to the little ░░░░░░░░ that we all locked ░░░░░░░░ in and I just ░░░░░░░░ sobbing Like what is ░░░░░░░░ on You have friends ░░░░░░░░ You don t know ░░░░░░░░ your friends are okay ░░░░░░░░ all of my family ░░░░░░░░ it out and were ░░░░░░░░ to stick together Bill ░░░░░░░░ for sharing your story ░░░░░░░░ luck back in California ░░░░░░░░ ll need it Jodi ░░░░░░░░ my best to you ░░░░░░░░ friend and your parents ░░░░░░░░ well My dad is ░░░░░░░░ big fan of you ░░░░░░░░ We say hello from ░░░░░░░░ York City and we ░░░░░░░░ sending our best to ░░░░░░░░ great American southwest.