Even after the 72-year-old shooter brought a submachine gun-style weapon into another nearby dance hall about a half-hour later, it would be hours more before police held a news conference to announce the suspect was still at large.
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A timeline of events shows police were silent for hours, not only about a shooter being on the loose but about the fact that a shooting had taken place at all,
Lost in the aftermath of the Monterey Park, Calif., 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 gunman was on the loose.
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.