You are exactly right. There is something odd about this. When Chief Moose issued this statement, they already KNEW who the suspects were and had put out an APB on them. Why broadcast this? They KNEW they were running?
And why do out of his way to say that the "suspects" were "persons of interest" who were NOT considered to be the snipers---I HEARD this!
check out the link regarding the "persons of interest" in #88.