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this is what I have been wondering.
"It was the worst act of terrorism on American soil since Sept. 11, 2001, and the deadliest attack on a gay target in the nations history, though officials said it was not clear whether some victims had been accidentally shot by law enforcement officers." http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/14/us/orlando-shooting.html?_r=0
There is a 3-hour period when the gunman is holding hostages, then police enter, then the death number goes from 20 to 50?
Recursion
(56,582 posts)Though obviously we'll know more once the ME's report comes out.
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)Not to mention, say some wounded died in the two hours the police waited to stop and take him down.
ellenrr
(3,864 posts)acc to NY Times:
"The amount of time it takes law enforcement to respond can be a strong predictor of the number of fatalities, Mr. Lankford said. He pointed to the mass shooting at Columbine High School in 1999, when police needed more than three hours to reach injured people, resulting in the deaths of some who desperately needed medical assistance."
ChairmanAgnostic
(28,017 posts)The cops did not know how many were involved. What if he had a sleeper accomplice? What if it was a group of crazies?
It was dark, it was smoky, noisy, scary.
I think the police did just fine.