In the article "Probe Launched Over Claim That Elite Capitol Police Unit Blocked From Navy Yard" by Fox News the author claims from credible sources within the Capitol police department that an elite tactical unit responded to the scene of the deadly shooting at the Washington Naval Yard was turned away by supervisors. This would be highly controversial due to the fact that police responding to an incident could have saved lives and instead were ordered to stand down by a supervisor. This is bound fuel the fire of the conspiracy theorists as well as those with differing views than the current administration. The elite unit arrived on the scenes minutes after the calls of an active shooter were received. There may be many reasons why the team was turned away jurisdictional issues, due to the fact that military bases are Federal property but then the Capitol police defend Federal property. Fox news and its contributors to this article provide no reason for why the team may have been turned away. In my opinion the news should report the facts even if you have to wait to break a story and get ratings. This article raises some serious questions though regardless if all the facts are not know, why was this elite team turned away if they could have saved lives?
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/09/18/probe-launched-over-claim-that-elite-capitol-police-unit-blocked-from-navy-yard/
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