BUSTED! Navy Yard Swat team 'STOOD DOWN' at mass shooting scene!! - YouTube Published on Sep 18, 2013 Navy Yard: Swat team 'STOOD DOWN' at mass shooting scenebbc.co.uk/news/24153252#FB... One of the first teams of heavily armed police to respond to Monday's shooting in Washington DC was ordered to stand down by superiors, the BBC can reveal.A tactical response team of the Capitol Police, a force that guards the US Capitol complex, was told to leave the scene by a supervisor instead of aiding municipal officers. The Capitol Police department said senior officials were investigating. Aaron Alexis, 34, killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard. "I don't think it's a far stretch to say that some lives may have been saved if we were allowed to intervene," a Capitol Police source familiar with the incident told the BBC. Assault weapons ready Continue reading the main storySeveral Capitol Police sources who spoke to the BBC asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal. Capitol Police Officer Jim Konczos, who leads the officers' union, said the Cert police train for what are known as active shooter situations and are expert marksmen. "Odds are it might have had a different outcome," he said of Monday's shooting and the decision to order the Cert unit to stand down.
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