The video of the policeman who did not arrest the murderer of the Las Vegas massacre for "scared"

The recording recorded two officers and three security guards stationed in the hallway of the hotel during the mbadacre

On the night of October 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock fired from the l '. one of the Mandalay Bay Hotel's rooms provoking a real mbadacre that claimed the lives of 58 people and left 851 injured. Now, 9 months later, the Las Vegas Police Department has broadcast a controversial video

The recording recorded the performance of Cordell Hendrex a veteran police officer who is currently doing the # 39, subject of investigation. In the video, we see the policeman advancing down the hall just below the room from which the killer fired

The problem is that for at least four minutes, Hendrex fell back and remains "entrenched" while listening to the deadly bursts. The video was taken by the camera of Elif Varsin, who was in full training on his second day as an active policeman.

"I remember that my mouth was very dry, without saliva", Hendrex in the report to his superiors and added: "I also felt that my vision was slightly cloudy and I started to focus on tactical breathing to calm myself down. I doubted, and I remember being terrified, scared, and I think I was I am frozen in the middle of the hall, I do not know for how long "

The reaction of Hendrex It sparked a debate in the United States on the conduct of the police in the mbadacre . However, some say that although police officers are trained to protect the public, they remain armed civilians and can not be forced to sacrifice themselves.

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