http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/18/navy-yard-capitol-police-swat-team-recalled/2834079/
The elite Capitol Police Containment & Emergency Response Team is based just a few blocks from the Navy Yard. A law enforcement source told WUSA-TV the unit was less than 30 seconds from the gate and responded as Metropolitan Police pleaded for help.
A Capitol Police watch commander "wouldn't let them go in and stop people from being slaughtered," one officer told the Washington TV station, which is owned by Gannett, USA TODAY's parent company.
The elite Capitol Police Containment & Emergency Response Team is based just a few blocks from the Navy Yard. A law enforcement source told WUSA-TV the unit was less than 30 seconds from the gate and responded as Metropolitan Police pleaded for help.
A Capitol Police watch commander "wouldn't let them go in and stop people from being slaughtered," one officer told the Washington TV station, which is owned by Gannett, USA TODAY's parent company.