Sounds like the hall was already cleared and since the doors were locked, they were safe. It’s not like he could have shot the locks off or injured them in any way.
“Sounds like the hall was already cleared and since the doors were locked, they were safe. It’s not like he could have shot the locks off or injured them in any way.”
1. The only one that knew for sure the gun was not a real one would have been the perp.
2. The police responded in a logical fashion based on what they knew before they got there, and what they saw when they showed up.