[CaptSkip]

So the video shows a breach team of about 10 moving to the opening, about 6 operators move into the cafe and engage the bad guy. About 4 team members remain back at the opening, and begin lobbing flash-bangs into the cafe, AFTER their team members moved into the cafe.

I thought flash-bangs were supposed to be used against the bad-guys to distract and disorient. Why throw flash-bangs into a space your fellow officers just entered?!

I counted the remaining officers throwing (rather girly like) 4-5 F-Bs directly following the entry team members.

What up with that?

[rottndog]

Drudge now reporting perp dead...

[eastforker]

Very well the perp was barricaded behind the counter and the FB’s were thrown behind that counter.

[Riley]

So the video shows a breach team of about 10 moving to the opening, about 6 operators move into the cafe and engage the bad guy. About 4 team members remain back at the opening, and begin lobbing flash-bangs into the cafe, AFTER their team members moved into the cafe.

I noticed the same thing! No idea if the hall forks or if there's more than one door in there, or what. You don't bang your own assault element!

[don-o]

Why throw flash-bangs into a space your fellow officers just entered?!

The layout of the space was certainly considered when setting the entrance plan. Maybe the first wave goes to a spot with cover before the flash bangs are inserted?