I’m still curious about the police response too, Netz.
Exactly WHEN were most of his shots fired? I doubt he killed all 49 people in the initial firefight at the door. Once inside I understand he did a lot of shooting but details are vague. And I likewise doubt that he did the bulk of the killing in the closing minutes of the event.
Apparently, police retreated when the crime became a hostage situation, or so I’ve read. Understandable, in a way. Hostage negotiation SOP.
But if shots were being fired DURING the hostage negotiations — even one, single shot — then police had to know he was shooting hostages and they should have stormed the place with all available speed. And if multiple shots were being fired throughout the three hour standoff, then something is hideously wrong here. Not to mention those who bled out during that long interval.
Yeah, we need more details about this one.
The information flow is slow and probably needs to be but we have a lot of unanswered questions here.
It would appear that even the first attempt to breach the building was only a partial success which may have alerted the killer and make him kill more hostages.
I don’t know anything but something seems very bizarre in how the final breach was done and what transpired before the finale.