Probably just talked them out of it somehow: maybe said that they would confuse responders- response was 5 minutes according to reports.
Yeah, sadly that is kind of the common situation with modern police... far cry from the posse of old.
I heard one witness say it was about 10 minutes and she was choked up saying that it seemed like forever.
I bet it does seem like forever when a murderer is on the loose and you have no means of protecting yourself (such as a concealed weapon that you are trained to use).
It’s a scene right out of a horror movie.
The surprise ending of Fatal Attraction should be used as an instructional video.