A heroic concert security guard stood over huddling crowds as they sheltered behind a barricade at the Las Vegas shooting on Sunday, fearlessly standing his ground as bullets flew around his head.
The man has not been identified but was filmed by one petrified concert goer as shots rang out across the Route 91 Harvest music festival on Sunday.
The footage was taken minutes after gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel.
When crowds heard the first shots they ran and huddled behind barricades which had been set up for the show.
A heroic unnamed security guard was filmed standing over crowds on the other side of a barricade after ushering them to safety during the shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday night
The guard was standing almost directly in front of the stage and to the left of it as he gave his commands
In the video, the security guard – dressed in a yellow polo shirt – stood on the other side of the barrier.
With the Mandalay Bay hotel towering behind him, he calmly stretched his arms out, telling the crowds to ‘stay down’.
As bullets continued to ring out from Paddock’s arsenal of automated rifles, the guard stood his ground. He even turned to face where the gunfire was coming from as the bullets rained down on the venue.
It is not known whether or not the man survived or which security company he was working for.
The crowds in the video appeared to be huddling to the left of the stage which was set up on the other side of Las Vegas boulevard.
The man stood his ground, watching over the crowd of huddling concert goers as gunman Stephen Paddock continued firing from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel which is seen in full view behind the guard
As the shots continued to ring out, the security guard turned to face the hotel which they were coming from
On the other side of the barricade from the guard, concert goers sheltered one another from the bullets
In the crowd, there were cries of ‘I’m so f****** scared’. One man was heard yelling ‘America!’ and ‘I’m not f****** scared’ but he was silenced by other, terrified concert-goers. Above, two other men take shelter and look towards the Mandalay Bay hotel as bullets rain down on the venue
The festival attracted 20,000 people. Fifty eight were slaughtered and at least 527 were injured.
Concert organizers quickly thanked security guards who helped terrified music fans escape in the wake of the tragedy.
Other stories of heroism continue to emerge. They include a fire fighter who was shot while performing CPR on another injured person in the crowd.
Husbands were killed as they sheltered their wives from the gunfire and others dragged injured strangers under the stage to perform lifesaving CPR.
Marine Taylor Winston, 29, stole a truck which had been left unattended with the keys still in it. He used it to shuttle 24 injured people to hospital in two trips.
The man flagged down a squad car which escorted them to the emergency room with sirens.
Stephen Paddock, 64, was responsible for the atrocity. The millionaire had 23 guns inside his hotel room and another 19 at home
59 were killed and 527 were injured in the shooting, which is the worst in US history
