Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
OCTOBER 1, 2022. FIVE YEARS SINCE THE WORST MASS SHOOTING IN MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY. As I reported in several stories published by the Baltimore Post-Examiner, Officer Cordell Hendrex, a ten-year police veteran and field training officer, failed to take any action to confront Paddock as his gunfire was killing and wounding concert attendees. Hendrex by his own admission in his officer’s report said that he was directly below Paddock on the 31st floor along with Varsin and three armed Mandalay Bay security managers as they listened to the gunfire emanating from the 32nd floor and took no action to confront Paddock to stop, disrupt or distract his gunfire. "I could tell that it was coming from the floor above us on 32. I then told everyone to get back and we retreated a few doors from the end of the hall,” Hendrex said in his report. “I know I hesitated and remember being terrified with fear and I think I froze right there in the middle of the hall for how long I can’t say. I do know that at 2212 hours I got on the radio and told dispatch that I was inside the Mandalay Bay on the 31st floor and that I could hear the automatic fire coming from the floor above us." “I once again hesitated as the shots were still being fired from the 32nd floor and I remember saying another prayer for God to keep us safe. I did not know what to do next…At 2215 hours the last shots were fired, and we made our way back to the end of the hall to the stairwell.” Note -- Hendrex was fired by the LVMPD then reinstated. Links to articles authored by Doug Poppa mentioning Hendrex:
(July 6, 2019) Las Vegas Metro Police announce Hendrex fired one month after Baltimore Post-Examiner broke story: baltimorepostexaminer.com/las-vegas-metro-police-announce-hendrex-fired-one-month-after-baltimore-post-examiner-broke-story/2019/07/06
(June 6, 2019) Las Vegas Metro Police: Officer Cordell Hendrex who failed to take action during Massacre no longer employed: baltimorepostexaminer.com/las-vegas-metro-police-officer-cordell-hendrex-who-failed-to-take-action-during-massacre-no-longer-employed/2019/06/06
(November 23, 2018) Retired Las Vegas Police lieutenant slams Hendrex, says cops wouldn’t follow Lombardo into combat: baltimorepostexaminer.com/retired-las-vegas-police-lieutenant-slams-hendrex-says-cops-wouldnt-follow-lombardo-into-combat/2018/11/23
(July 16, 2018) Lombardo defends Hendrex ‘cowardly’ actions in radio interview: baltimorepostexaminer.com/lombardo-defends-hendrex-cowardly-actions-in-radio-interview/2018/07/16
(July 2, 2018) Mandalay Bay security manager’s statement to FBI and police not true: baltimorepostexaminer.com/mandalay-bay-security-managers-statement-to-fbi-and-police-not-true/2018/07/02
(July 1, 2018) Retired Las Vegas Police Lieutenant calls Hendrex a coward: baltimorepostexaminer.com/retired-las-vegas-police-lieutenant-calls-hendrex-a-coward/2018/07/01
(July 1, 2018) Las Vegas Police Officer Cordell Hendrex should resign: baltimorepostexaminer.com/las-vegas-police-officer-cordell-hendrex-should-resign/2018/07/01
(June 29, 2018) California attorney blames cowardly police for Stephen Paddock’s reign of terror: baltimorepostexaminer.com/california-attorney-blames-cowardly-police-for-stephen-paddocks-reign-of-terror/2018/06/29
(June 28, 2018) Police body-camera video confirms Hendrex took no action to save lives night of massacre: baltimorepostexaminer.com/police-body-camera-video-confirms-hendrex-took-no-action-to-save-lives-night-of-massacre/2018/06/28
Newsflash to Officer Varsin: Hendrex is no angel: baltimorepostexaminer.com/newsflash-to-officer-varsin-hendrex-is-no-angel/2018/06/23
Unreleased body worn camera footage shows Hendrex on his knees praying as gunfire continues, sources say: baltimorepostexaminer.com/unreleased-body-worn-camera-footage-shows-hendrex-on-his-knees-praying-as-gunfire-continues-sources-say/2018/06/21
(June 18, 2018) Why isn’t Hendrex being called out by the Las Vegas media for what he is — a coward?: baltimorepostexaminer.com/why-isnt-hendrex-being-called-out-by-the-las-vegas-media-for-what-he-is-a-coward/2018/06/18
(June 17, 2018) Police body worn camera footage shows LVMPD Officer Cordell Hendrex in Mandalay Bay Hotel stairwell: baltimorepostexaminer.com/police-body-worn-camera-footage-lvmpd-officer-cordell-hendrex-mandalay-bay-hotel/2018/06/17
(June 14, 2018) Commentary: Las Vegas Police Officer Cordell Hendrex’s decision cost lives: baltimorepostexaminer.com/commentary-las-vegas-police-officer-cordell-hendrexs-decision-cost-lives/2018/06/14
(June 8, 2018) Las Vegas cop’s wife deletes YouTube video after her husband outs himself as too ‘scared’ to act: baltimorepostexaminer.com/las-vegas-cops-wife-deletes-youtube-video-husband-outs-scared-act/2018/06/08
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OCTOBER 1, 2022. FIVE YEARS SINCE THE WORST MASS SHOOTING IN MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY. As I reported in several stories published by the Baltimore Post-Examiner, Officer Cordell Hendrex, a ten-year police veteran and field training officer, failed to take any action to confront Paddock as his gunfire was killing and wounding concert attendees. Hendrex by his own admission in his officer’s report said that he was directly below Paddock on the 31st floor along with Varsin and three armed Mandalay Bay security managers as they listened to the gunfire emanating from the 32nd floor and took no action to confront Paddock to stop, disrupt or distract his gunfire. "I could tell that it was coming from the floor above us on 32. I then told everyone to get back and we retreated a few doors from the end of the hall,” Hendrex said in his report. “I know I hesitated and remember being terrified with fear and I think I froze right there in the middle of the hall for how long I can’t say. I do know that at 2212 hours I got on the radio and told dispatch that I was inside the Mandalay Bay on the 31st floor and that I could hear the automatic fire coming from the floor above us." “I once again hesitated as the shots were still being fired from the 32nd floor and I remember saying another prayer for God to keep us safe. I did not know what to do next…At 2215 hours the last shots were fired, and we made our way back to the end of the hall to the stairwell.” Note -- Hendrex was fired by the LVMPD then reinstated. Links to articles authored by Doug Poppa mentioning Hendrex:
(July 6, 2019) Las Vegas Metro Police announce Hendrex fired one month after Baltimore Post-Examiner broke story: baltimorepostexaminer.com/las-vegas-metro-police-announce-hendrex-fired-one-month-after-baltimore-post-examiner-broke-story/2019/07/06
(June 6, 2019) Las Vegas Metro Police: Officer Cordell Hendrex who failed to take action during Massacre no longer employed: baltimorepostexaminer.com/las-vegas-metro-police-officer-cordell-hendrex-who-failed-to-take-action-during-massacre-no-longer-employed/2019/06/06
(November 23, 2018) Retired Las Vegas Police lieutenant slams Hendrex, says cops wouldn’t follow Lombardo into combat: baltimorepostexaminer.com/retired-las-vegas-police-lieutenant-slams-hendrex-says-cops-wouldnt-follow-lombardo-into-combat/2018/11/23
(July 16, 2018) Lombardo defends Hendrex ‘cowardly’ actions in radio interview: baltimorepostexaminer.com/lombardo-defends-hendrex-cowardly-actions-in-radio-interview/2018/07/16
(July 2, 2018) Mandalay Bay security manager’s statement to FBI and police not true: baltimorepostexaminer.com/mandalay-bay-security-managers-statement-to-fbi-and-police-not-true/2018/07/02
(July 1, 2018) Retired Las Vegas Police Lieutenant calls Hendrex a coward: baltimorepostexaminer.com/retired-las-vegas-police-lieutenant-calls-hendrex-a-coward/2018/07/01
(July 1, 2018) Las Vegas Police Officer Cordell Hendrex should resign: baltimorepostexaminer.com/las-vegas-police-officer-cordell-hendrex-should-resign/2018/07/01
(June 29, 2018) California attorney blames cowardly police for Stephen Paddock’s reign of terror: baltimorepostexaminer.com/california-attorney-blames-cowardly-police-for-stephen-paddocks-reign-of-terror/2018/06/29
(June 28, 2018) Police body-camera video confirms Hendrex took no action to save lives night of massacre: baltimorepostexaminer.com/police-body-camera-video-confirms-hendrex-took-no-action-to-save-lives-night-of-massacre/2018/06/28
Newsflash to Officer Varsin: Hendrex is no angel: baltimorepostexaminer.com/newsflash-to-officer-varsin-hendrex-is-no-angel/2018/06/23
Unreleased body worn camera footage shows Hendrex on his knees praying as gunfire continues, sources say: baltimorepostexaminer.com/unreleased-body-worn-camera-footage-shows-hendrex-on-his-knees-praying-as-gunfire-continues-sources-say/2018/06/21
(June 18, 2018) Why isn’t Hendrex being called out by the Las Vegas media for what he is — a coward?: baltimorepostexaminer.com/why-isnt-hendrex-being-called-out-by-the-las-vegas-media-for-what-he-is-a-coward/2018/06/18
(June 17, 2018) Police body worn camera footage shows LVMPD Officer Cordell Hendrex in Mandalay Bay Hotel stairwell: baltimorepostexaminer.com/police-body-worn-camera-footage-lvmpd-officer-cordell-hendrex-mandalay-bay-hotel/2018/06/17
(June 14, 2018) Commentary: Las Vegas Police Officer Cordell Hendrex’s decision cost lives: baltimorepostexaminer.com/commentary-las-vegas-police-officer-cordell-hendrexs-decision-cost-lives/2018/06/14
(June 8, 2018) Las Vegas cop’s wife deletes YouTube video after her husband outs himself as too ‘scared’ to act: baltimorepostexaminer.com/las-vegas-cops-wife-deletes-youtube-video-husband-outs-scared-act/2018/06/08
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