--- description: Body camera footage released by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reveals scenes of chaos during the mass shooting on Sunday title: "They're Shooting Right at Us." image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7af93cce28623628/6988e07f22fb852682e231fd/las-vegas-shooting-body-cam-footage.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Nevada](/tag/nevada/) ## Nevada Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 'They're Shooting Right at Us.' Police Body Camera Footage Shows Chaos Unfolding During Las Vegas Shooting  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 4, 2017 12:15 PM CUT  In this Oct. 1, 2017 file photo, medics treat the wounded as Las Vegas police respond during an active shooter situation on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas. In this Oct. 1, 2017 file photo, medics treat the wounded as Las Vegas police respond during an active shooter situation on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas.Chase Stevens—Las Vegas Review-Journal/AP  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 4, 2017 12:15 PM CUT Body camera [footage](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjMjoH5xB3A "undefined") released by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday night reveals scenes of chaos and confusion during the [mass shooting](http://time.com/4966837/las-vegas-shooting-motive-weapons/ "undefined") on Sunday that left [59 people dead](http://time.com/4965896/las-vegas-shooting-victims-names/ "undefined"). “Hey, they’re shooting right at us, guys. Everybody stay down. Stay down,” one officer says as repeated gunshots ring out. The footage shows officers running, warning civilians to get down and directing them to safety. Voices heard off-camera ask whether the rapid-fire gunshots are firecrackers or fireworks. Suspected gunman, Stephen Paddock, a [64-year-old retired accountant](http://time.com/4966239/stephen-paddock-hotel-room-guns/ "undefined"), opened fire from a hotel room on the 32nd floor of the [Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino](http://time.com/4965095/mandalay-bay-resort-casino-hotel-las-vegas-shooting/ "undefined") and continued shooting for about 10 minutes. More than 500 people were injured in what is now the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4968568/las-vegas-shooting-body-camera-footage/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4968568/las-vegas-shooting-body-camera-footage/"},"headline":"'They're Shooting Right at Us.' Police Body Camera Footage Shows Chaos Unfolding During Las Vegas Shooting","datePublished":"2017-10-04T12:15:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T17:43:19.329Z","description":"The video shows officers directing civilians to safety amid rapid-fire gunshots","url":"https://time.com/4968568/las-vegas-shooting-body-camera-footage/","keywords":["Nevada","Crime","onetime","las vegas shooting"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7af93cce28623628/6988e07f22fb852682e231fd/las-vegas-shooting-body-cam-footage.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7af93cce28623628/6988e07f22fb852682e231fd/las-vegas-shooting-body-cam-footage.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Las Vegas Shooting High Rises","caption":"Las Vegas Shooting High Rises","creditText":"Chase Stevens—Las Vegas Review-Journal/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/nevada/","name":"Nevada"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4968568/las-vegas-shooting-body-camera-footage/","name":"'They're Shooting Right at Us.' Police Body Camera Footage Shows Chaos Unfolding During Las Vegas Shooting"}}]}] ```