Is this true? I was under the impression that they waited until the shooting had pretty much stopped, like they did at Columbine. I don't want to discredit the police if I'm wrong, but this isn't the way I heard it. BTW, this is the correct police approach to this kind of situation, IMHO, since 99% of these situations are going to involve untrained madmen, not well-trained commando types who know how to effectively take cover and shoot back.
Yep, my LEO contacts inform me that a doctrine change has been made (at least in their agencies). That said, police marksmanship has never been a high priority for most units. My brother shot police olympics for LAPD, those guys do spend the range time needed to do the job. That said, bad guys can do a lot of damage in a short time. Much faster than LEOs can respond. I’m not giving out free internet massacre lessons, but let’s just say, a gun is nowhere near the easiest way to kill lots of students. Not even close, and expensive. Enough on that subject.