Binghampton Shooting Update II

More news, this time from John Kekis of the AP, is clearing things up a bit.

police didn't enter the American Civic Association until nearly 45 minutes after the first 911 calls came in at 10:30 a.m. Friday. They began removing the wounded about 15 minutes after that.

According to the article, no one was shot after police pulled up, and none of the wounded who died would have survived if rescued earlier. Let's hope that isn't just CYA.

When police arrived at the scene, the gunfire had stopped, so they believed there was no "active gunman" in the center and decided to wait for the SWAT team to arrive, Zikuski said.

The SWAT team entered the building until 11:13 a.m., 43 minutes after the first call to police.

SWAT: Slow, Wait, And Talk. What good does SWAT do if it takes them 43 minutes to respond? I hope that they at least actively promote people's right to carry handguns, 'cause these guys are worthless in an emergency.

"I'm not sure why they wouldn't have gone in there if the shooting was already done," said Kent Moyer, president of California-based World Protection Group, which offers protection services for corporate, commercial, industrial, entertainment, residential and retail clients. "What is happening all across the board in law enforcement is they've switched the tactic. They're not relying on waiting until the SWAT team gets there."

Moyer said many law-enforcement agencies conduct rapid-response training where the uniformed patrol officers are taught that "once they have sufficient backup, that they go in prior to the SWAT team getting there."

That's in line with what I've read elsewhere.

Read the whole article tho.