Lessons from Las Vegas can prevent future attacks, security expert says

When something like shooting in Las Vegas happens, inevitably there are a number of questions about what could have been done to prevent such a tragedy.

Security companies, for their part, are already speculating about how security at big events may change.

Citiguard’s security experts also believe that mass shootings like this can be prevented with proper planning.

As a security guard company for everything from the Shopping Centers to the Super Bowl, Citiguard studies mass shootings like the tragedy in Las Vegas. There is no venue, indoor or outdoor, can have 100 percent security, however expanding security beyond the physical perimeter could minimize the potential for violence.

Hotel security guards likely had opportunity to intervene had they been properly integrated in the security plan and trained on what to look for as far as specific suspicion indicators which would force them take action.

Stephen Paddock had no previous contacts with police and appears to have planned the attack on his own, it would have been difficult for law enforcement to identify him as a threat before the shooting, but hotel security services may have had a chance in the days or weeks leading up to the attack.

The Las Vegas shooting will force security consultants and event planners to try and prevent this particular method of attack, and learning from the red flags will be the best way to prevent similar mass shootings in the future.

Focus on the human, identifying the perpetrator and stopping him before the attack is carried out, that is Citiguard’s goal and the true prevention. 

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