They were already in contact with her. Did she not call 911?
By training 911 operators are trained to keep the caller on the phone until a unit responds, then the unit advises dispatch they are on-scene, and to inform the caller.
This is not complex.
In addition, according to the article, upon receiving the 911 call the LEO was nearly right there, in the immediate neighborhood, and was there very quickly. Given this fact, it should have been obvious no one was breaking in.
No?
In fact, the LEO was on scene nearly immediately, according to the article. IF the 911 caller put down the phone, it was probably due to the fact the LEO was attempting to force entry, and had failed to notify dispatch he was on scene. At which point she puts down the phone, picks up the gun and shoots through the door.
My hunch based on the article.
Exactly, by Ms. Huddleston, yet unfortunately, by her own admission, she wasn't able to determine that and responded instead by shooting the assistance she called for.
Excuse me? She called 911, they're supposed to keep her on the phone until a unit arrives. They'd never tell an old lady to go investigate and check out her perimeter. Never.
You don't seem to know what you're talking about.
Why did 911 not keep her on the phone as they're trained to do until they could inform her a LEO was on scene?
Soooo... what do you think happened? The trained 911 oporator for some unknown, undocumented reason, hung up on Ms. Huddleston? OR An addled, 92 year old, with obviously, admittedly, poor judgement, might have laid down or hung up the phone and decided to fire at the first sound she was able to detect?
Seriously, who do you think you'd like to throw in with?