Contents Letter from Sheriff Joseph Lombardo ........................................................................................ 1 Overview of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department .................................................. 2 Acknowledgments ......................................................................................................................... 3 I. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 4 II. Methodology ...................................................................................................................... 6 A. After-Action Interviews ................................................................................................... 7 B. Survey .............................................................................................................................. 8 C. Officer’s Reports and Civilian Memorandums ................................................................ 8 D. Radio Traffic .................................................................................................................... 8 E. 9-1-1 Emergency Calls for Service .................................................................................. 8 F. Body-Worn Camera and Air Support Videos .................................................................. 9 G. Crime Scene Photographs ................................................................................................ 9 H. Desk Rosters .................................................................................................................... 9 I. News and Social Media ................................................................................................... 9 J. FEMA After-Action Report ........................................................................................... 10 K. Criminal Investigative Interviews and Report ............................................................... 10 III. Preparedness ................................................................................................................... 11 A. First Responder Readiness ............................................................................................. 11 B. Private-Sector Engagement............................................................................................ 12 Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority .............................................................. 12 Las Vegas Security Chiefs Association ......................................................................... 13 C. Command Post Liaison Identification Card................................................................... 14 D. Private Sector Emergency Response Teams .................................................................. 14 E. Events Planning Section ................................................................................................ 15 F. Route 91 Harvest Music Festival ................................................................................... 16 G. Route 91 Harvest Music Festival Event Staffing........................................................... 16 H. Interior Command Post .................................................................................................. 17 IV. Sequence of Events .......................................................................................................... 19 V. Scene Response ................................................................................................................ 23 A. Scene Response to the Las Vegas Village Lot .............................................................. 24 B. Scene Response into Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino................................................ 28 SWAT Response ............................................................................................................ 28 Response from Law Enforcement Resources ................................................................ 29 C. Distractions .................................................................................................................... 30 D. Response to Mesquite, Nevada, Residence ................................................................... 31 E. Response to Reno, Nevada, Residence and Storage Unit .............................................. 32 VI. Incident Command ......................................................................................................... 33 A. Las Vegas Village Lot ................................................................................................... 33 B. Establishing the Incident Command .............................................................................. 35 C. Staging ........................................................................................................................... 38 D. Additional Branches ...................................................................................................... 41 E. Leadership Responsibilities ........................................................................................... 44 VII. Department Operations Center ..................................................................................... 47 A. Activation of the Department Operations Center .......................................................... 47 B. Clark County Multi-Agency Coordination Center ........................................................ 51 C. Emergency Management Section .................................................................................. 52 D. Emergency Mobilization Plan ....................................................................................... 54 E. DOC Operations in the Days Following ........................................................................ 55 VIII. Communications Bureau ................................................................................................ 56 A. LVMPD Communications Bureau ................................................................................ 56 B. Call Screening ................................................................................................................ 57 C. Computer-Aided Dispatch ............................................................................................. 58 D. MACTAC Notification .................................................................................................. 59 E. Communication with Dispatch Centers ......................................................................... 60 IX. External Communication ............................................................................................... 62 A. Public Information Office .............................................................................................. 62 B. The Evening of 1 October .............................................................................................. 62 C. Public Information Hotline ............................................................................................ 64 D. Hours, Days, and Months Following ............................................................................. 65 E. Release of Disparate Information .................................................................................. 66 F. Social Media .................................................................................................................. 67 G. The Media ...................................................................................................................... 68 X. Investigation .................................................................................................................... 70 A. Overview of Intelligence Gathering and Investigative Support .................................... 70 The Southern Nevada Counter-Terrorism Center .......................................................... 70 B. Initial Investigative Response and Support ................................................................... 72 C. Ongoing Investigative Support ...................................................................................... 73 D. Investigative Crime Scene Response ............................................................................. 76 Crime Scene Investigations ........................................................................................... 76 Force Investigative Team............................................................................................... 77 Federal Bureau of Investigation ..................................................................................... 80 LVMPD Homicide ......................................................................................................... 81 Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner ............................................... 82 Death Notifications ........................................................................................................ 83 Autopsy .......................................................................................................................... 83 XI. Leadership ....................................................................................................................... 84 A. Dispersed Leadership ..................................................................................................... 85 B. Strategic Leadership .....................................................................................................