ALADS DISPATCHER VOL.XLII ISSUE 2 SUMMER 2023

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Police Department Emergency Manager Rachel
Skidmore at the AMC Theatres at City Walk where Emergency
Manager Skidmore gave a Critical Incident Brief
about the Route 91 Concert mass shooting. The Route 91
shooting is considered to be the deadliest mass shooting in
modern American history. The tragic event occurred on
festival, a lone gunman opened fire on the crowd from his
hotel rooms located across the street, killing 58 people
and injuring over 800 others
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Emergency Manager Skidmore is a subject matter expert
about the shooting and has flown across the nation to
present the emergency response strategies utilized and
lessons learned in response to the incident.
Skidmore discussed the number of calls that came in
during the shooting, where the calls came from, what the
aftermath. The briefing provided an opportunity for the
attendees to learn about the various aspects of how first
responders handled this incident.
The festival was a three-day outdoor country music event
attended by thousands of people including many LASD
personnel. As the gunfire started, the crowd initially
thought it was part of the show, but soon realized the
severity of the situation as the shooter continued to fire.
The gunman, identified as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock,
had stockpiled a large number of firearms and ammunition
in his hotel rooms at the Mandalay Bay Resort and
Casino. He had also set up cameras in his room and in the
hallway to monitor the situation. After the shooting, he
was found dead in his hotel room from a self-inflicted
gunshot wound
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ALADS is proud to have participated in the briefing.
Emergency Manager Rachel Skidmore for putting on the
briefing and Universal Studios for sponsoring the event.
Congratulations to WHD Deputy Christopher Chung, EOB
Deputy Eli Teixeira, and Captain William Moulder for
coordinating a successful training.
Metropolitan Police Department Emergency Manager Rachel Skidmore presents the Route 91 briefing.
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