Guard relives moment he was shot by Vegas gunman :-: Sky News

A security guard has described the moment he was shot in the leg while investigating a door alarm set off by Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock.

Mandalay Bay hotel employee Jesus Campos was the first to approach Paddock when he made his way towards the attacker's room on the 32nd floor.

Appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Mr Campos said he had to find his way around a door that had been blocked with a metal bracket – something he described as "out of the ordinary".

After stepping out into the 32nd floor corridor, Mr Campos said he heard gunfire that sounded like "drilling".

Paddock, who killed 58 people and injured more than 500 others, then shot the guard through the door of his room.

"I was walking down and heard rapid fire," Mr Campos said. "And at first I took cover. I felt a burning sensation.

"I went to go lift my pant leg up and I saw the blood. That's when I called it in on my radio that shots have been fired."

Mandalay Bay building engineer Stephen Schuck, who had been called to check the blocked door, witnessed the gunfire in the corridor.

"I saw Jesus and I started to hear shooting," Mr Schuck told The Ellen DeGeneres Show. "At the time I didn't know it was shooting, I thought it was a jackhammer.

"That's when Jesus, he leaned out and he said, 'Take cover! Take cover!'

"He yelled at me and, within milliseconds, if he didn't say that, I would've got hit."

Mr Schuck added that bullets "were passing behind my head and I could feel the pressure".

In the days after the 1 October massacre, Jesus Campos was hailed as "a true hero" by Las Vegas Police undersheriff Kevin McMahill.

Meanwhile, on a visit to the city President Trump said the security guard "did a good job".

Mr Campos used a walking stick as he appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, but said he was recovering.

"I'm doing better each day, slowly but surely," he added. "Just healing mentally and physically."

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