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> Even more reason there should have been an immediate,
> massive police response.

Maybe you know more about the VT area than I do. In my neck of the woods eight police cars IS a massive police response. Anything more and you’d have to call out the National Guard.

>> Setting all available police to be on the lookout for a
>> possibly armed and dangerous fugitive and effectively
>> and promptly notifying the population that there had
>> been a murder and the suspect was at large would be a
>> reasonable response
>
> And what description would they have used, since his ID
> was not known until much later?

Unknown suspect in double murder. Presumed armed and dangerous. May still be in the area. Be alert for suspicious activity. If you see anything suspicious, do not intervene but contact authorities at ... More information coming as it is developed.

Broadcast on campus radio. Posted on every university server. Auto-dialed to every campus phone. And e-mailed.

And what description would they have used, since his ID was not known until much later?

So instead of a massive, immediate police response to a double murder, in a school, where the murderer could very well still be, (and was) you suggest they just put out a "be on the lookout" with no description of a suspect?

Seems to me they should have immediately called for any available help, locked down that facility, no one comes or goes, locate any possible witnesses, and start a building to building search to look for more possible victims, bodies etc.

A double murder in a school setting, with no suspect, should have brought about immediate response and all available resources.