“One of the first teams of heavily armed police to respond to Monday’s shooting in Washington DC was ordered to stand down by superiors, the BBC can reveal. A tactical response team of the Capitol Police, a force that guards the US Capitol complex, was told to leave the scene by a supervisor instead of aiding municipal officers. The Capitol Police department has launched a review into the matter. Aaron Alexis, 34, killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard. ‘I don’t think it’s a far stretch to say that some lives may have been saved if we were allowed to intervene,’ a Capitol Police source familiar with the incident told the BBC.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/24153252
Related posts:
Powerless and clueless: 684 million Indians without power
Jittery Spaniards Seek Safety in Bitcoins
U.S. would welcome Modi as India leader despite past visa ban
These 12 Banks Got the Fed Minutes a Day Early
Police Officer Faces Charges In Fatal DUI Crash
Taiwan Police Evict Protesters From Cabinet Building
Obama urged to fulfill Guantanamo closure pledge
Amid food crisis, Venezuelan president Maduro launches "Salsa Hour" radio show
The bacterium that lays tiny nuggets of gold
Korean carriers to launch 300Mbps LTE-Advanced network this year
The global wine drought that never was
Tampa police demonstrate RNC crowd control techniques
Cyprus lifts all capital controls as banks recover
John Kerry: Syria guilty of ‘a moral obscenity’
Jeff Berwick on Bloomberg TV: Galt's Gulch Chile and Bitcoin