Shots fired at DC Navy yard, multiple fatalities

[Keslet]

What I don't understand is why, at a presumably heavily guarded navy yard, it took the government, over an hour to get a SWAT team into position to shoot him. Hell, since its Washington DC they could have probably gotten multiple SWAT teams to comb the building.

We're lucky he didn't pack more shotgun shells and had to go up against the SWAT team with only a pistol he had gotten off a guard he had shot.

It does seem like he took the guards who were on duty by surprise...presumably, as a contractor, he knew where everybody would be...it does seem like he had a lot of time to stroll around gunning folks down, though. I saw one news story that indicated that a police team that was on-site and ready to go was ordered to back off by their watch commander...last I heard they were doing some kind of internal investigation on that.

[wetware]

What I don't understand is why, at a presumably heavily guarded navy yard, it took the government, over an hour to get a SWAT team into position to shoot him. Hell, since its Washington DC they could have probably gotten multiple SWAT teams to comb the building.

We're lucky he didn't pack more shotgun shells and had to go up against the SWAT team with only a pistol he had gotten off a guard he had shot.

I seem to remember reading something about a jurisdictional issue being a major factor. As in, there was a Capitol Hill SWAT team on site that was ordered to stand down within minutes of Alexis being reported. I'll go look for it right quick.

Edit: Well that was easy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/24153252

[Vieux Normand]

I seem to remember reading something about a jurisdictional issue being a major factor. As in, there was a Capitol Hill SWAT team on site that was ordered to stand down within minutes of Alexis being reported. I'll go look for it right quick.

Edit: Well that was easy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/24153252

What?

Turf wars, communications snafus and likely multi-bureau tangles?

In DC??!??!