Here is another interesting article I just read, back at you...
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/juliareinstein/8chan-poway-synagogue-shooter-manifesto-fbi
Someone Found The Poway Synagogue Shooter’s Manifesto And Called The FBI Minutes Before The Attack Began
... and the FBI did nothing?
This might have been an appropriate use of the emergency alert system. It couldn’t have hurt to broadcast a message warning that there was a credible, violent and imminent but non-specific threat against Jews. Synagogue attendees, including the armed Homeland Security guy who shot the perp, would have been forewarned.