Following the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, law enforcement changed their tactics for that type of situation. Rather than stay out of the building . . . go in! This tactic was employed in the Aurora Theater shooting.
So what was the reason that it was 42 minutes after Officer Talley was reported down before police entered the King Soopers in Boulder? Jon Caldera is looking for the answer
"Police gathered around the front door, walked around the parking lot, even went on the roof, but they didn’t go in even though shots could be clearly heard at 6:40 and 8:05 minutes into the Schiller video.
Were my neighbors dying in terror inside as police stood around the front door?"
- via Complete Colorado columnist Jon Caldera
There could be a reasonable answer. Jon Caldera is looking for it.