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ellenrr

(3,864 posts)
Mon Jun 13, 2016, 06:37 AM Jun 2016

Some Orlando victims shot by police?

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 nation’s 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?

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Some Orlando victims shot by police? (Original Post) ellenrr Jun 2016 OP
In a rescue situation? The number is probably non-zero Recursion Jun 2016 #1
I would not be surprised Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #2
I believe it was 3 hours and yes, this is likely... ellenrr Jun 2016 #3
This was a known unknown. ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2016 #4

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
1. In a rescue situation? The number is probably non-zero
Mon Jun 13, 2016, 06:39 AM
Jun 2016

Though obviously we'll know more once the ME's report comes out.

 

Duckhunter935

(16,974 posts)
2. I would not be surprised
Mon Jun 13, 2016, 07:06 AM
Jun 2016

Not to mention, say some wounded died in the two hours the police waited to stop and take him down.

ellenrr

(3,864 posts)
3. I believe it was 3 hours and yes, this is likely...
Mon Jun 13, 2016, 07:13 AM
Jun 2016

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)
4. This was a known unknown.
Mon Jun 13, 2016, 07:32 AM
Jun 2016

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.

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