If they weren’t local, did the local leos get a grant of some type to hire them? Did they know them before hand? Were they military buddies of one or more of the local leos who got a sweetheart contract?
Inquiring minds.
I assume they were local LE, who made a choice between scary black SWAT uniforms, or “undercover” in ball caps.
Why not just blue “officer friendly” police uniforms? Don’t the SWAT snipers even have them anymore?