I saw a few people eating immediately afterwards. What are you supposed to do? Stand there crying and emoting? That was dinner that night... and you don’t wanna stop in DC for fast food on the way home.
Ya gotta eat...
It’s easy to criticize people you don’t like but people were probably very hungry. They had been there since around 6:30 and the shooting happened two hours later. People hadn’t even got to eat their salad by then. I think I might have grabbed some rolls and some wine. No way you’re going to get into a good restaurant in DC at that hour.