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A first photo was released showing Mandalay Bay security guard Jesus Campos
Campos went missing Thursday night, before he was set to do five TV interviews
Fox News' Sean Hannity tweeted that Campos cancelled his appearance on his show Thursday night
Campos was shot in the leg by gunman Stephen Paddock on October 1
Parent company of Mandalay Bay on Thursday disputed latest timeline of massacre presented by police

By Snejana Farberov For Dailymail.com and Jessa Schroeder For Dailymail.com

Published: 12:07 EST, 13 October 2017 | Updated: 04:19 EST, 14 October 2017

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The Mandalay Bay security guard who survived after being shot before Stephen Paddock opened fired in Las Vegas was pictured accepting an honorary award this week - right before he vanished Thursday night hours shy of his first press conference since the savage attack.

Jesus Campos was shown accepting an award from the International Union of Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America on Monday in an official photo first released from ABC News.

As of Friday morning, the whereabouts of Campos were unknown. DailyMail.com reached out for comment to David Hickey, president of the International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America that represent the guard, and were awaiting a response.

Mandalay Bay security guard Jesus Campos was pictured for the first time since the Las Vegas massacre

Campos (second from right) is shown accepting an award from the International Union of Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America on Monday

As of Friday morning, the whereabouts of Campos (second from right) were unknown

According to the latest timeline provided by police detailing the events of October 1, Paddock sprayed 200 rounds into the hallway on the 32nd floor of Mandalay Bay, wounding Campos in the leg, six minutes before he unleashed his barrage of bullets on the crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival.

Campos, who was unarmed, survived the shooting and was scheduled to sit down for five TV interviews Thursday night, including one on Fox News, but suddenly vanished.

ABC News reporter Stephanie Wash tweeted Thursday, quoting the president of Campos' labor union: 'We were in a room & we came out & he was gone.'

Mandalay Bay security guard Jesus Campos, who was shot before gunman Stephen Paddock opened fired, disappeared Thursday night, just moments before he was set to speak to the press

ABC News reporter Stephanie Wash tweeted Thursday, quoting the president of Campos' labor union: 'We were in a room & we came out & he was gone'

Fox News' Sean Hannity tweeted that Campos cancelled his appearance on his show Thursday night

She followed up by writing that Campos' whereabouts were unknown.

The security guard was supposed to be interviewed by Fox News' Sean Hannity, but the host tweeted on Thursday: 'He cancelled.'

Campos' disappearance came just hours after MGM Resorts International, which owns the Mandalay Bay, disputed the official timeline of the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history, rejecting any suggestion that hotel staff delayed calling 911 for six minutes after Paddock opened fire.

Campos' disappearance came just hours after MGM Resorts International, which owns the Mandalay Bay, disputed the official timeline of the massacre

Hotel officials said it was no more than 40 seconds between the time Campos used his walkie talkie to call for help and Stephen Paddock (pictured) opening fire on concertgoers

NEW TIMELINE

This is the new timeline given out on Monday.

9:59pm: Campos approaches Paddock's room looking for an alarm going off at a door nearby - likely from the stairwell. He is shot at and injured. He immediately notifies hotel security. Stephen Schuck appears to back up this account

10:05pm: First shots fired by suspect.

10:12pm: First two officers arrive on the 31st floor.

10:15pm: The last shots are fired from the suspect for reasons unknown.

10:17pm: The first two officers arrive on the 32nd floor from the 31st.

10:18pm: Campos, who has been stricken for almost 20 minutes, tells police about Paddock's room.

10:26-10:30pm: With Paddock quiet, eight more cops arrive and they decide to evacuate the rooms on the floor.

10:55pm: Eight officers arrive in the stairwell next to the suspect's room and find the door tampered with and a camera on a room service cart outside; they decide to hold off.

11:20pm: Paddock's room is breached and police enter the room to find him dead.

ORIGINAL TIMELINE

This is the original timeline of events given out by police last Wednesday.

10:05pm: Paddock fires his first shots on the crowd, as seen on CCTV.

10:12pm: First two officers arrive on the 31st floor and announce gunfire is coming from directly above them.

10:14pm: Guard Jesus Campos approaches Paddock's room and is shot, but only injured.

10:15pm: The last shots are fired from the suspect, per bodycam, due to Campos' intervention.

10:17pm: The first two officers arrive on the 32nd floor from the 31st.

10:18pm: Campos tells the cops he was shot and gives them the exact location of the suspect's room.

10:26-10:30pm: With Paddock quiet, eight additional cops arrive and they decide to evacuate the rooms on the floor.

10:55pm: Eight officers arrive in the stairwell next to the suspect's room and find the door tampered with and a camera on a room service cart outside; they decide to hold off.

11:20pm: Paddock's room is breached and police enter the room to find him dead.

The latest chronology raised a series of questions about whether officers were given information quickly enough to possibly have a chance to take out the gunman before he could carry out the bloodshed.

But according to resort officials, it was no more than 40 seconds between the time Campos used his walkie talkie to call for help and Paddock opening fire on the crowd from two windows in his suite.

Earlier in the investigation, police had said that Paddock shot through his door and wounded Campos after the guard distracted him from firing on the crowd out the windows.

Campos’ union president said the latest timeline does not dispute the assertion that the guard is ‘still a hero, saving his coworker, possibly stopping additional shots,’ reported Stephanie Wash.