John Sheahan: Las Vegas Police Did What We Trained Them To Do

RUSH TRANSCRIPT HEMMER We ░░░░░░░░ John Sheahan now a ░░░░░░░░ sergeant officer for the ░░░░░░░░ Vegas Metro Police Department ░░░░░░░░ thank you for your ░░░░░░░░ and your experience to ░░░░░░░░ with us now My ░░░░░░░░ is if you ve ░░░░░░░░ a 10 minute window ░░░░░░░░ you hear shots fired ░░░░░░░░ the point where there ░░░░░░░░ no more shooting and ░░░░░░░░ know that Mandalay Bay ░░░░░░░░ 43 stories tall and ░░░░░░░░ are standing on the ░░░░░░░░ looking up you are ░░░░░░░░ down and you re ░░░░░░░░ up to try to ░░░░░░░░ the floor We know ░░░░░░░░ were guessing between floor ░░░░░░░░ and floor 32 That ░░░░░░░░ where they found the ░░░░░░░░ SHEAHAN Yes that s ░░░░░░░░ And imagine how hard ░░░░░░░░ would be because there ░░░░░░░░ gunfire going on and ░░░░░░░░ are not sure when ░░░░░░░░ can poke out and ░░░░░░░░ up and see where ░░░░░░░░ gunfire is coming from ░░░░░░░░ by the fact that ░░░░░░░░ is in the middle ░░░░░░░░ the night you ve ░░░░░░░░ gold neon going up ░░░░░░░░ between those windows and ░░░░░░░░ makes those windows appear ░░░░░░░░ black As you saw ░░░░░░░░ your reporter that was ░░░░░░░░ at the scene today ░░░░░░░░ just looks like gold ░░░░░░░░ going up the side ░░░░░░░░ those buildings Very difficult ░░░░░░░░ find out and pinpoint ░░░░░░░░ where that gunfire is ░░░░░░░░ from HEMMER It was ░░░░░░░░ and planned in great ░░░░░░░░ We know that clearly ░░░░░░░░ the evidence we ve ░░░░░░░░ given already But these ░░░░░░░░ did not wait for ░░░░░░░░ They did not wait ░░░░░░░░ superiors They just they ░░░░░░░░ acted SHEAHAN They did ░░░░░░░░ we train them to ░░░░░░░░ which was to go ░░░░░░░░ to the source of ░░░░░░░░ incident which is the ░░░░░░░░ What we train is ░░░░░░░░ things stop the shooter ░░░░░░░░ lives and rescue civilians ░░░░░░░░ can t do two ░░░░░░░░ three until you do ░░░░░░░░ So we have to ░░░░░░░░ that shooter or there ░░░░░░░░ going to be continued ░░░░░░░░ of life So very ░░░░░░░░ on in the police ░░░░░░░░ we train our officers ░░░░░░░░ their brains become wired ░░░░░░░░ they need to go ░░░░░░░░ that gunfire We were ░░░░░░░░ of the first S ░░░░░░░░ A T teams in ░░░░░░░░ United States to come ░░░░░░░░ with an active shooter ░░░░░░░░ in the wake of ░░░░░░░░ HEMMER Very interesting there ░░░░░░░░ the security at the ░░░░░░░░ has been given great ░░░░░░░░ on behalf of the ░░░░░░░░ There is a security ░░░░░░░░ who approached that door ░░░░░░░░ now we know the ░░░░░░░░ on the other side ░░░░░░░░ he was coming because ░░░░░░░░ had a camera inside ░░░░░░░░ door Through the peep ░░░░░░░░ That security officer was ░░░░░░░░ in the leg and ░░░░░░░░ s when everybody else ░░░░░░░░ where the room was ░░░░░░░░ where the target was ░░░░░░░░ be found SHEAHAN Exactly ░░░░░░░░ not for mandalay bay ░░░░░░░░ it could have been ░░░░░░░░ and taken longer to ░░░░░░░░ where the person was ░░░░░░░░ to mandalay bay for ░░░░░░░░ and leading our officers ░░░░░░░░ where they needed to ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ this threat and our ░░░░░░░░ team which eventually maiden ░░░░░░░░ into the room HEMMER ░░░░░░░░ to get your comment ░░░░░░░░ the fact how Vegas ░░░░░░░░ excelled since columbine What ░░░░░░░░ do you think they ░░░░░░░░ from this Can you ░░░░░░░░ it SHEAHAN We will ░░░░░░░░ learn a lot We ░░░░░░░░ the most from our ░░░░░░░░ tragedies and unfortunately this ░░░░░░░░ going to become part ░░░░░░░░ a terrorist s playbook ░░░░░░░░ weren t expecting or ░░░░░░░░ anything like this Haven ░░░░░░░░ seen anything like this ░░░░░░░░ the past And what ░░░░░░░░ daunting task for those ░░░░░░░░ team officers to traverse ░░░░░░░░ 100 yard hallway knowing ░░░░░░░░ has been shot through ░░░░░░░░ door Knowing there are ░░░░░░░░ in front of that ░░░░░░░░ and having to make ░░░░░░░░ through there not knowing ░░░░░░░░ that person was still ░░░░░░░░ inside or not The ░░░░░░░░ or not And undoubtedly ░░░░░░░░ they were closing in ░░░░░░░░ when he ended up ░░░░░░░░ his life HEMMER Amazing ░░░░░░░░ you for coming on ░░░░░░░░ us today.”