On October 1 , 2017 , Bilzerian was present at the Las Vegas shooting and filmed himself several times that evening , posting his videos to Instagram . In the first , he described the shooting and was fleeing to safety ; in the second , he stated that " had to go grab a gun . I 'm f --- ing headed back . " In his final two videos , he was heading home , stating " I do n't think there 's much I can do . " There was media debate over his decisions that night : some praised his bravery for going back , while others criticized him for running away and filming . In particular , Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer stated that his actions were " disgusting " and criticized his " so so tough " persona . Later , other videos of him that night appeared . One showed him searching a police car and another showed him running back towards the shooter before asking police for a gun and being refused one
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Dan Bilzerian