He set up a perimiter, because as in the case of the Orlando 'Pulse' shooting,
the 'perp' was shot and killed as he was exiting the building, while trying to take out other victims.
Incidentally, the shooter 'ditched' the AR inside the school
and exited the building in the chaos, along with other students.
I believe he was arrested later, after lunching at a SubWay sandwich shop, by a deputy who was snakeing his way through the adjoining neighborhood.
At the time of the arrest, the 'perp' was still wearing his maroon tee shirt and black jeans; so SRO Scott Peterson's description of the 'perp' was accurate,
and ultimately led to the 'perp's arrest.
Are you defending this guy?
Big Whoop!
The perp got away because police were watching video that was on a twenty minute delay
They didn’t even notice until almost an hour later
I thought I saw something indicating the shooter had texted people he was staying with and the ‘father’ alerted authorities (who may have already contacted him).
The same information could just as easily been provided by the students. If he got that description by actually seeing the perp firsthand, what actions did he take to pursue him?
He set up a perimiter, because as in the case of the Orlando 'Pulse' shooting, the 'perp' was shot and killed as he was exiting the building, while trying to take out other victims.
Are you using the Pulse nightclub as an example of good policing? WTF? Orlando nightclub shooting timeline: Four hours of terror unfold
The police screwed up royally costing many more lives. ‘They took too damn long’: Inside the police response to the Orlando shooting.
When Omar Mateen finished pumping bullets into dozens of people sprawled on the dance floor inside the Pulse nightclub on June 12, he walked toward the bathrooms, where many patrons had hidden. It was just minutes after Orlando police were called about the gunfire, and law enforcement officers began descending on the club.
Four of them entered the building through one patio, while six others shot out a window to get inside. Among the 10 officers who went into Pulse, some had powerful military-style rifles and one had a shield. At least two had tactical experience.
Police fired at Mateen when he popped his head out of one of the bathrooms. The shooter was outgunned and outnumbered.
But then, police decided not to pursue him.
This account, based on interviews with law enforcement officials and witnesses, as well as public records, provides the most complete picture yet of the law enforcement response and Mateen’s movements inside the club on the night of the attack.
The new details raise questions about how police and fire agencies responded to what became the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history — and how the attack turned into a hostage standoff that lasted nearly three hours.
The decision not to follow Mateen into the bathroom proved critical. Because Mateen was not subdued or killed sooner, wounded victims remained trapped inside the bathroom for hours, pleading for the police to rescue them. Emergency medical personnel did not enter the club to treat victims, because it was deemed too dangerous. And during the final standoff, in which police initially failed to breach the club wall and struggled to make entry, Mateen apparently shot more people, according to witnesses.
At least five people who were alive in the bathrooms when the standoff began ultimately died at the club, witnesses and relatives said. Three of these people — Deonka Deidra Drayton, Eddie Justice and Alejandro Barrios Martinez — sent text messages from inside the club’s bathrooms and were later among the dead.