GlendaleAg said:
I haven't read the whole thread but you guys don't really believe this 60+ year old guy who was living in a nursing home got dozens of weapons up to the 32nd floor (some of which must be illegal since it sounded like an automatic weapon)
AND
where's all the footage from all the hundreds of Vegas hotel cameras everywhere
AND finally
there are no gunfire sparks coming from the 32nd floor, it comes from about the 12th floor when video'd from outside on several phone cameras
This guy was probably a patsy ... 60+ years with no criminal record of any kind ... is so feeble he had to be moved to assisted living but gets all this firepower that would make Sons of Anarchy envious up 32 floors and no one even the maid service that cleans everyday notices ... c'mon
EDIT: hundreds of hotel cameras (not hotels)
Others have already addressed the "nursing home" vs. "retirement community" angle. My in-laws live in Sun City in Georgetown, a "retirement community." My FIL golfs, mountain bikes, and runs nearly every day.
As for getting all the weapons and gear up to the 32nd floor, do you know how many people check in/out of the major Vegas hotels every day? Thousands. Even if it took him 8 or 9 trips back and forth hauling large bags and cases each time, nobody would notice because it wouldn't look out of the ordinary. I work for a defense contractor and I've personally hauled ruggedized transit cases packed with computers and electronics into hotel rooms because we didn't want to leave it all in the car to get jacked. The cases we used could have easily been re-purposed to contain an arsenal at least a big as the one this guy supposedly had.
Flashes on windows... addressed by others. Do you know how many strobe lights, neon signs, and other visual distractions are all along the strip? Honestly I'm surprised there weren't even more confusing sources of illumination. Probably would have been except for the fact that Mandalay Bay is all the way down at the far south end of the strip.
Hotel footage. I'm sure it exists and is currently being analyzed. I'm also sure we'll see plenty of it over the next weeks/months. At the same time, operational security in the big casino hotels is taken very seriously. Although the investigation is being handled by law enforcement, the casino may not be willing to give away the location and capabilities of their surveillance equipment. I'm sure they are cooperating with the investigation, but not blasting out giveaways to potential copycats and/or those considering future heists is not surprising to me at all.