I think I saw yesterday in a diff article that he was armed and shooting out from the house. Cops not going to patiently wait it out in that case.
As I said earlier, if this was the case, then the most effective means of protecting the public would be to evacuate them from the area, and not blow up this guys house. I can also see where Walmart might bear some responsibility in this case. If they watched this guy steal a few articles of clothing and then let him leave the property unchallenged, then they are negligent.