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One of The First Teams of Police Responding to Monday’s Shooting In Washington DC, A SWAT Team, was Ordered to Stand Down by Superiors – BBC News.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 9:27
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As more and more questions are asked, the further we seem to part from the truth…
A tactical response team of the Capitol Police, a force that guards the US Capitol complex, was told to leave the scene by a supervisor instead of aiding municipal officers.
The Capitol Police department has launched a review into the matter.
Aaron Alexis, 34, killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard.
“I don’t think it’s a far stretch to say that some lives may have been saved if we were allowed to intervene,” a Capitol Police source familiar with the incident told the BBC.
More here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/24153252#FBM286850
But the team that actually went in was the same guys who just so happened to be involved in the Boston event.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10313925/Washington-Navy-Yard-shooting-elite-Boston-bomb-squad-brought-in.html
Odd that.