Details are emerging about the Orlando Pulse Massacre.\u00a0 It is clear that some of the first impressions were false.<\/p>\n
First, there was not any initial exchange of fire inside of the club.\u00a0 Officers did not fire at the murderer in the club, or he at them, until the last few minutes, three hours later, when SWAT officers broke into the bathrooms through a wall.<\/p>\n
There was an initial exchange of gunfire, but it was outside of the club.\u00a0 The off duty police officer\/security officer quickly disengaged as the murderer entered the club while firing.\u00a0 It is precisely the scenario that John Lott has often predicted.\u00a0 If a security officer is known, a person planning a mass killing will determine a way to take them out with a surprise attack, find a way to bypass them, or avoid them.<\/p>\n
Second, there was some time from the initial shooting until police mounted an armed response.\u00a0 The police response was very quick.\u00a0 Additional officers arrived at the scene, formed up, broke out a large window, and went in.\u00a0 But it still took time.\u00a0 It appears about six minutes passed from the initial shots until the police entered the Pulse club.\u00a0 During that period, the murderer was shooting and killing people inside the club.\u00a0 The shooting continued as the police entered.<\/p>\n