Why Were Three Police Officers Unable To Stop The Orlando Mass Killer?

Posted: 6/16/2016  Updated: 6/17/2016

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I did not follow all the news closely about the horrible, terrorist act! However, I learnt early on that there was apparently an armed guard (an active duty police officer) working at the Pulse Club in Orlando, when the coward killer arrived and that both exchanged shots.

Since I did not see or read anything else anymore about this armed guard and his response to the killer, I became curious again today.

I found this FactCheck report: Orlando Club Had Armed Security. Here I learnt to my surprise that a few minutes after the killer began shooting inside the club, two more police officers arrived on the scene and exchanged fire with the killer.

A Lot Of Questions!

1. The coward killer apparently did not first shoot the armed guard. Did he not know about the armed guard despite prior canvassing of the club? Why did he not kill the armed guard first before he went on to kill all the other victims?
2. How is it possible that these three police officers were not able to stop the killer? Were they waiting for backup? Did they misjudge this situation as a hostage taking? Did these police officers leave the scene? Did they call for advice? These puzzling questions warrant a thorough investigation
3. Did the coward killer wear body armor during while committing his heinous act or not? Or did he only try to buy it?
4. That the police officers were outgunned by the killer cannot be taken very seriously as an argument given that this horrific crime went on in a tight space at close range
5. Why was the coward killer not afraid or nervous about the early life threatening encounter with these police officers?