A mass shooting in 1984 at a McDonald's in San Ysidro, California, offered one of the earliest lessons, with 21 people being killed and 19 wounded before a SWAT team killed the gunman about 45 minutes later. "We can't just let him have free rein and continue to shoot," said Ben Tisa, a former FBI agent and former SWAT team member.Įxperts point to other mass shootings where a delay in confronting the shooter probably gave the gunman time to maneuver and attack. Authorities began to realize that the delayed response gave suspects more time to kill. By then, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold had killed 12 students and a teacher.Īt the time, the standard police practice was to set up a perimeter, wait for SWAT officers and then go inside. ![]() Police tactics changed after the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School, where the first officers to arrive exchanged fire with the gunmen but then stopped and waited for the SWAT team. ![]() Law enforcement's changing response to "active shooter" attacks 01:23
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