Coverage dated January 23, 2023

California dance hall shooter was on the run for 5 hours before police told the public

Headline from 12News Now Beaumont

Police waited even after the 72-year-old shooter brought a submachine gun-style weapon into another nearby dance hall about a half-hour after the first shooting.

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Tucson
Cops took 5 hours to warn dance hall shooter was on the run (opens Tucson)
Published Jan 23, 2023
Tucson's feed description
A five-hour police delay in alerting the public that the California dance hall killer was on the run is throwing a spotlight on the nation's flawed, patchwork system for warnings
Tucson
Police took 5 hours to warn California dance hall shooter was on the run (opens Tucson)
Published Jan 23, 2023
Tucson's feed description
A five-hour police delay in alerting the public that the California dance hall killer was on the run is throwing a spotlight on the nation's flawed, patchwork system for warnings of mass shooters at large.
12News Now Beaumont
California dance hall shooter was on the run for 5 hours before police told the public (opens 12News Now Beaumont)
Published Jan 23, 2023
12News Now Beaumont's feed description
Police waited even after the 72-year-old shooter brought a submachine gun-style weapon into another nearby dance hall about a half-hour after the first shooting.
The Buffalo News
Cops took 5 hours to warn that dance hall shooter was loose (opens The Buffalo News)
Published Jan 23, 2023
The Buffalo News's feed description
A five-hour police delay in alerting the public that the California dance hall killer was on the run is throwing a spotlight on the nation's flawed, patchwork system for warnings

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