That’s what I was thinking....why did they have to get him out of the cabin right away?
I’ve seen coverage of other standoffs locally...they usually stretch out for hours, and half the time the guy surrenders. Isn’t that the whole police procedure - to wear the guy down and get him to ‘come out with your hands in the air’?
On a related note, a few months ago, somebody in my town (Topeka) shot 2 cops dead. The police immediately stormed a few addresses associated with him, and after a day cornered him in a house. They threw flash bang grenades in and stormed the house - killing him (again not alot of waiting him out).
I remember the usual morning gagggle of cops at the gas station was absent when this happened. it made sense - there was a manhunt going on.
Yesterday - somebody shot two people, killing one, and is on the run. Another manhunt right? Well, not enough of a manhunt to keep the gaggle of cops away from their free coffee this morning. Wonder why.
With his far left-wing manifesto, I was thinkin’ a big trial might’ve been fun to watch!
Sadly they really did not want to, under any circumstances take him alive.
They would have nuked the place from orbit to keep him off the witness stand.
(Insert the old chestnut about cockroaches and sunlight here)