Re: Friendly Fire. Current story is that there was none. The cops on the scene first were told to stand down until the SWAT Team got there.
But the Coroner sure got those 49 autopsies done pretty quick!
(I am rooting for the cops on this one. I hope what I’ve read is true and that there was no Friendly Fire.)
I heard the audio of when the cops opened up after breaching the back wall and it sure sounded to me like there was a whole bunch of rounds inbound. I’d like to think that there weren’t any killed or wounded by incoming rounds but it might be a stretch to believe. I know someone has the video taken towards the end. Can’t see anything but you can sure hear the barrage.
Belief was that Mateen had a bomb vest and would kill more people. He had stated as much. If there were deaths from friendly fire after knocking a hole in the wall, it meant fewer people were killed than would have been the case with the alternative. I’m no automatic fan of police action and question their waiting three hours, but they did what they had to do at the time.