Jesus Campos went back to working security at Mandalay Bay Hotel on Monday, a month after he was wounded during the October 1 massacre that left 58 dead, according to a report.
Campos, 25, resumed his duties while still being lodged at a hotel operated by MGM Resorts International at the expense of the company, reported the Las Vegas Review Journal.
Campos has been staying at the MGM-owned property from the time of the shooting rampage carried out by Mandalay Bay guest Stephen Paddock, 64, who opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers at the Route 91 Harvest Festival across the street.
Back to work: Jesus Campos (pictured right on October 17) on Monday reportedly returned to work at Mandalay Bay Hotel, where he was shot on October 1
The 25-year-old security guard has been staying at an unnamed MGM Resorts property at the expense of his employer since October 4
MGM spokesman Alan Feldman and Campos’ lawyer Frank Flansburg III told the Review-Journal that Campos has been staying at the unnamed hotel for his own protection, citing intense media scrutiny.
Both Feldman and Flansburg declined to comment Tuesday on Campos’ employment status.
‘We don’t speak about individual employees in the public realm,’ the MGM official told the paper.
Campos was the first person to confront Paddock on the night of the music festival massacre, which left him with three gunshot wounds to the leg.
A month after the incident, however, there are still lingering questions about the timeline of the shooting, which has changed several times.
Gunman Stephen Paddock (pictured) shot Campos in the leg during the October 1 massacre that left 58 dead
It is still unclear whether Paddock shot Campos before firing on the country music festival, or during the rampage.
MGM officials and Campos himself have been tight-lipped about the exact sequence of events, and the convalescing security guard has been kept away from the media, save for one public appearance on a daytime talk show.
The 25-year-old had canceled scheduled appearance on five news shows early on, and ultimately went on the Ellen DeGeneres Show last month, but the softball interview steered clear from the hot-button issue of the timeline.
According to MGM, Campos has been staying at the undisclosed hotel since October 4, when he was publicly identified as the guard who was shot by Paddock.
Feldman, the senior MGM executive, said the company was just ensuring the well-being of one of its employees.
‘When his name became public, Jesus was inundated with media coming to his home,’ he said last week.
Campos gave only one interview since the deadly shooting during his October 17 appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show
Campos was not asked by DeGeneres about the timeline of the massacre, which has been the subject of intense scrutiny
‘Out of concern for our employee’s safety, we provided a room for him. This was a very unusual circumstance, and our first and only concern was his safety.’
He added: ‘He went from being a private citizen with no attention to suddenly being in the spotlight, and it was overwhelming while he was trying to recover from the tragedy.’
Police had visited Campos at the hospital and given him the all-clear for a pre-planned and company-approved trip to Mexico, which he took shortly after the shooting.
Last week, MGM released new audio from the night of the shooting to ABC, but it is unclear when the recording was made.
In the audio, Campos can be heard saying, ‘Hey, there’s shots fired in, uh, [floor] 32 [room] 135.’
A crackling sound that could be gunfire from Paddock’s rifles – some of which were modified to fire at auto speed – can be heard behind his voice.
Campos was born in Southern California and moved to Las Vegas as a teenager.