Quote Originally Posted by ThunderDan View Post
If I heard a shot fired in a casino/near a casino the first thing I would do is duck behind a machine or under a table. Find out where I thought the shot was from and run the other direction when it looked clear.
I don't think anyone is saying that in itself is suspicious. But, if I was in that situation, after the police arrived I would run past them in the direction toward where the police came from, which is more likely to be safe. Running away in the direction the police are going is more likely to be unsafe, not yet cleared of any shooter. It appears most people in the video did run to where the police had been.

It may very well be that Bennett did not even see the police, and simply took the first way out that he saw. I can see that as a very real possibility. But for nearly 6 minutes of the video the police were told a shooter was there, and by their contemporaneous statements on the video saw an individual hiding and then running away from them as they approached. I don't think it is unreasonable that they detained that individual for a brief time.

Believing as they did, what should they have done? Should they let everyone run away if they didn't see a gun in his hand? SHould they stop and question everyone they encounter. Or, should they push in quickly and check those who act in any way suspiciously to them?