The police chief in the California city where 20 people were shot at a ballroom dance hall, 11 fatally, has defended his decision not to warn the public for hours that a killer was on the loose. Monterey Park Chief Scott Wiese told The Associated Press on Wednesday that police in the region were alerted and it didn't make sense to warn people late at night even after receiving a report that the suspect may have targeted another club nearby after the massacre. Wiese says it wouldn't have done any good to have his officers going door to door waking people up to tell them they were looking for an Asian man in the city that has a large Asian population.
Chris Grollnek, an active shooter expert, said police never should have waited so long to warn the public about the possible threat posed by a gunman at large.
Experts say an alert should have been sent out immediately after police responded to the shooting in Monterey Park that left 11 dead. During the delay, the shooter walked into another dance club with his weapon, but was disarmed.
Lost in the aftermath of the Monterey Park, California, ballroom dance hall shooting that left 11 people dead is an alarming fact: It took five hours for authorities to alert the public that the gunma.