Of course, Lanza was already dead for several minutes by then.
25 minutes is an eternity for helpless, unarmed victims to try and avoid an armed predator. And, as you say, that 25-minute effective response is in a densely-populated NE state, with the police station 2 miles away. In a rural location, waiting for the cops is suicide mission.
Here is a transcript of the police dispatch radio traffic. I don’t know how you get from this that the police didn’t arrive until 25 minutes after the first call. I’m not arguing about the issue of police response times in general, I’m only pointing out that the author of this article is wrong about what happened at Sandy Hook, and is using that incorrect information to stir things up.
0935 Sandy Hook School. Caller is indicating she thinks there’s someone shooting in the building.
0936 Units responding at Sandy Hook School. The front glass has been broken. We’re unsure why.
0937 All units, the individual I have on the phone is continuing to hear what he believes to be gunfire.
0938 All units responding to Sandy Hook School at this time. The shooting appears to have stopped. The school is in lockdown.
0940 I will need two ambulances at this time.
0940 The shooter is apparently still shooting in the office area.
0941 Take exit 10... continue on Riverside Road, Dickerson Drive. Make sure you have your vest on.
0942 Last known shots were in the front of the (inaudible)
0943 We have one fatal in room one... (inaudible) received a wound to the foot...
0946 I got bodies here.