I can tell you once the people in the concert realized they were being fired upon the 911 operators and telephone circuits wouldve lit up like a christmas tree. All radio traffic on Public Safety frequencies would become very congested in a very short time.
Many times the 911 operators get conflicting information from victims or witnesses. The shear panic of the people involved only adds to their inability to think clearly and become good witnesses and convey valuable information. It couldve taken a couple of days for the Investigators reports to filter up the chain of command on the interview with wounded Security Officer.
Many times in mass incidents you have to make a spread sheet to track all the different times and events. The individual Officers reports detailing their individual actions are also submitted. The individuals Officers reports with encountering the wounded Security Officer would be compared to the information gained by the followup Investigator. More than likely the followup Investigator or his/her Supervisor realized there was an error in the time line. This information has to be sent up the chain of Command and usually the Sheriff, Cheif and Lead FBI have to agree to either acknowledge the error and then decide whether the information needs to be disseminated to the public.
The mountains of Officers reports, 911 telephonic and digital recordings plus recordings of Radio traffic all have to be saved and many times reviewed. The 24 hour news cycle requires numerous press briefings which only adds to the work load of the upper command or designated Public Information Officer or as in the Presidents case Press Secretary. On a serious incident the Sheriff or Cheif feel compelled to publicly speak for the Agencies. Many times reporters do not like having to deal with a lower ranking Press Officer even though the information released will likely or should be the same.
Under most PD use of force policey it would be very unlikely an Officer on the ground near the venue would have been authorized to use suppressive fire into a occupied hotel. Even if an Officer could clearly Identify the shooter the Officer has to weigh his personal ability to safely engage the target without significant risk to innocent people or other Officers.
In years past and many locations today you have several different Law Enforcement Agencies working large events with surrounding jurisdictions. Its hard to know who is responding that are good guys but you have no immediate or direct communications. All these factors can put doubt into an Officer mind as to the appropriate action. The active shooter training today has better prepared LE for these high stress deadly encounters but in my 35 years of law Enforcement I never once had access to stun grenades. In my rural area you were lucky to get Tactical/SWAT on scene in 45 minutes to an hour. Sure you get the closest Tac Officers first but it takes time to mobilize and coordinate.
This will be a life changing event and will definitely be analyzed for many years or decades. Ten minutes of shooting can seem like an eternity but thank God it didnt go on for five or six hours (Austin Texas 1967).
Many times the 911 operators get conflicting information from victims or witnesses. The shear panic of the people involved only adds to their inability to think clearly and become good witnesses and convey valuable information. It couldve taken a couple of days for the Investigators reports to filter up the chain of command on the interview with wounded Security Officer.
Many times in mass incidents you have to make a spread sheet to track all the different times and events. The individual Officers reports detailing their individual actions are also submitted. The individuals Officers reports with encountering the wounded Security Officer would be compared to the information gained by the followup Investigator. More than likely the followup Investigator or his/her Supervisor realized there was an error in the time line. This information has to be sent up the chain of Command and usually the Sheriff, Cheif and Lead FBI have to agree to either acknowledge the error and then decide whether the information needs to be disseminated to the public.
The mountains of Officers reports, 911 telephonic and digital recordings plus recordings of Radio traffic all have to be saved and many times reviewed. The 24 hour news cycle requires numerous press briefings which only adds to the work load of the upper command or designated Public Information Officer or as in the Presidents case Press Secretary. On a serious incident the Sheriff or Cheif feel compelled to publicly speak for the Agencies. Many times reporters do not like having to deal with a lower ranking Press Officer even though the information released will likely or should be the same.
Under most PD use of force policey it would be very unlikely an Officer on the ground near the venue would have been authorized to use suppressive fire into a occupied hotel. Even if an Officer could clearly Identify the shooter the Officer has to weigh his personal ability to safely engage the target without significant risk to innocent people or other Officers.
In years past and many locations today you have several different Law Enforcement Agencies working large events with surrounding jurisdictions. Its hard to know who is responding that are good guys but you have no immediate or direct communications. All these factors can put doubt into an Officer mind as to the appropriate action. The active shooter training today has better prepared LE for these high stress deadly encounters but in my 35 years of law Enforcement I never once had access to stun grenades. In my rural area you were lucky to get Tactical/SWAT on scene in 45 minutes to an hour. Sure you get the closest Tac Officers first but it takes time to mobilize and coordinate.
This will be a life changing event and will definitely be analyzed for many years or decades. Ten minutes of shooting can seem like an eternity but thank God it didnt go on for five or six hours (Austin Texas 1967).