# Mandalay Bay (Las Vegas) shooting **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 2, 2017, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797 "2017-10-02T07:41:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797/261 "2017-10-03T16:25:29Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > I was directed to this site wth my question: Have the names of the victims been published? I have a cousin who lives in Las Vegas with his wife and I have not been able to reach them. Has any information been released? Even Google is no help. Try [the Las Vegas PD site.](https://www.lvmpd.com/en-us/Pages/default.aspx) At the bottom there is a scrolling list of items, including information on a family reunification location. Since you are out of town, you will likely have to go make some phone calls, but I think this site will get you to the right place. You might also try pinging **Snowboarder Bo** , who lives in LV. He may have access to the right information for you as well. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797/262 "2017-10-03T16:40:21Z")
How do I “ping” somebody? ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797/263 "2017-10-03T16:54:05Z")
I would like to know what the hotel will be doing with the rooms. Who the hell would want to stay in such an infamous room? Hell, the hotel itself is kind of fucked. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797/264 "2017-10-03T16:55:26Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > How do I “ping” somebody? Send them a private message. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797/265 "2017-10-03T16:55:28Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > How do I “ping” somebody? In what context are you using the term? Police can request a cellphone company to ping a phone of someone if there are immediate exigent circumstances otherwise a warrant is needed. I don’t know any phone company that will do it at the request of a private citizen. The number I’ve seen to call about possible missing relatives is 1-800-536-9488. Try that first. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797/266 "2017-10-03T16:59:56Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I would like to know what the hotel will be doing with the rooms. Who the hell would want to stay in such an infamous room? Hell, the hotel itself is kind of fucked. No doubt it will take a short term hit but that won’t last. It’s a great hotel. It has 3,300 rooms in multiple towers. They could stop renting that entire floor probably without much of a hit on their bottom line. That’s what I would do. ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797/267 "2017-10-03T17:01:40Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I would like to know what the hotel will be doing with the rooms. Who the hell would want to stay in such an infamous room? Hell, the hotel itself is kind of fucked. Probably turn it into a broom closet. Or remodel the floor dividing up this and other rooms. They’ll survive. In a few years time they will be pestered by a few nutcases _wanting_ to stay in that room. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797/268 "2017-10-03T17:08:53Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > In what context are you using the term? “Ping” in a colloquial 21st century context just means a way to contact someone. It can be an email, a text message, an IM, a shoutout in a thread, whatever. “Give him a ping” or “Ping him” means the same as “give him a shout” or simply “reach out to him.” It can also be analogous to a “poke” from the Myspace days. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797/269 "2017-10-03T17:10:11Z")
> [@Evan\_Drake](#): > > Probably turn it into a broom closet. Or remodel the floor dividing up this and other rooms. > They’ll survive. In a few years time they will be pestered by a few nutcases _wanting_ to stay in that room. With the amount of conspiracy theories flying around already people are going to want to stay there to prove it couldn’t have happened. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797/270 "2017-10-03T17:12:19Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Send them a private message. In the context of the SDMB I don’t know how you do that…do I glom onto this person’s info page from the board? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797/271 "2017-10-03T17:12:31Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > “Ping” in a colloquial 21st century context just means a way to contact someone. It can be an email, a text message, an IM, a shoutout in a thread, whatever. “Give him a ping” or “Ping him” means the same as “give him a shout” or simply “reach out to him.” It can also be analogous to a “poke” from the Myspace days. No offense to Dougie but he seems like more of a 20th century guy. That’s why I’m asking him for clarification. And when you are talking about contacting law enforcement and dealing with missing people ping has a very specific meaning. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797/272 "2017-10-03T17:16:05Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > In the context of the SDMB I don’t know how you do that…do I glom onto this person’s info page from the board? Look at the top right of your screen. Do you see something like: > [@](#): > > Welcom, dougie\_monty > You last visted: Today at 11:00 a.m. > Private messages: Unread 0, Total 0. Click on “Private messages.” On the left of the next screen, under your control panel, there should be a “Send New Messages” option. Click that and send a message to him. Or you can click on “User CP” in the blue bar on top to find the same options. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797/273 "2017-10-03T17:17:07Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > And when you are talking about contacting law enforcement and dealing with missing people ping has a very specific meaning. Yes, it does, but as a response to **Sunny Daze** ’s post, it’s pretty clear (at least to me) which meaning is meant. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797/274 "2017-10-03T17:20:19Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > No doubt it will take a short term hit but that won’t last. It’s a great hotel. It has 3,300 rooms in multiple towers. They could stop renting that entire floor probably without much of a hit on their bottom line. That’s what I would do. They’ll kinda **have to** shut down that floor in that wing, at least for a goodly period. Crime scene, then clean-up and window replacement, followed by remodel and reopening maybe a year or so down the line. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797/275 "2017-10-03T17:20:32Z")
> [@Evan\_Drake](#): > > They’ll survive. In a few **years** time they will be pestered by a few nutcases _wanting_ to stay in that room. Really? I bet they’ve already received a request or two, made from some sick bastard(s). ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797/276 "2017-10-03T17:30:27Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > I was directed to this site wth my question: Have the names of the victims been published? I have a cousin who lives in Las Vegas with his wife and I have not been able to reach them. Has any information been released? Even Google is no help. Are they active on Facebook? My friends in Vegas have “checked in Safe” on Facebook. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797/277 "2017-10-03T17:34:34Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Look at the top right of your screen. Do you see something like: > > Click on “Private messages.” > > On the left of the next screen, under your control panel, there should be a “Send New Messages” option. Click that and send a message to him. > > Or you can click on “User CP” in the blue bar on top to find the same options. Far simpler than all that: just click on the username in one of their posts, a menu will pop out, showing “Send So&So a private message”. How much easier can it get? ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797/278 "2017-10-03T17:36:46Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > In what context are you using the term? Police can request a cellphone company to ping a phone of someone if there are immediate exigent circumstances otherwise a warrant is needed. I don’t know any phone company that will do it at the request of a private citizen. > > The number I’ve seen to call about possible missing relatives is **1-800-536-9488**. Try that first. **Dougy Monty** Try the phone number that **Loach** posted. Exactly the type of information I was trying to point you towards on the LVMPD website. If you’d like to reach out to **Snowboarder Bo** , which I also mentioned, to see if there are other suggestions being made locally, then **pulykamell** has good directions for how to send a PM. If you need help, post on the thread and one of us will help you further. Good luck to you and your family. > [@pulykamell](#): > > Look at the top right of your screen. Do you see something like: > > Click on “Private messages.” > > On the left of the next screen, under your control panel, there should be a “Send New Messages” option. Click that and send a message to him. > > Or you can click on “User CP” in the blue bar on top to find the same options. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797/279 "2017-10-03T17:46:06Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Look at the top right of your screen. Do you see something like: > > Click on “Private messages.” > > On the left of the next screen, under your control panel, there should be a “Send New Messages” option. Click that and send a message to him. > > Or you can click on “User CP” in the blue bar on top to find the same options. I have used the User Control Panel and sent a message to Snowboarder Bo. And I did call the phone number; other than that, and scanning the Home column on Facebook (I have been on Facebook for quite a few years) there is really nothing I can do. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalay-bay-las-vegas-shooting/797797/280 "2017-10-03T17:51:31Z")
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