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>> its in building number three. >> several units start heading to the inland regional center. >> where in the building is he closest to you? south or north end? >> so far im get on the ground floor, an unknown male, all black clothing with a black mask. we do have victims down. >> about four minutes after the initial call, the first officer arrives. quickly assessing the situation. >> on the south side is what were being told. >> anybody with you? >> negative. i need two more units with me for ...

He shot so many people already, you got to make immediate entry and engage him. at this point, he can give up or he can be killed, theres no in-between. >> stay with us, please. i would definitely like to check back with you later as we learn more. sources familiar with this developing situation told nbc news that the gunman is surrounded in the lobby of planned parenthood. he has an ak-47, and that the scene is very much active. that is definitely the latest that we have heard from colorado spr...

Been inside offices where we have a suspect. its a very tightly contained situation, law enforcement has been to be careful they dont get crossfire and lined up, you knee, with friendly fire situation taking place. but realize it was reported upwards of an hour ago that law enforcement had made an entry. we have a description of a suspect that i know were not putting out yet. well wait for law enforcement to put that out, but needless to say that description was one person at this time. so if a ...

15 seconds someones shot once the active shooter starts. i hope theyre taking that into consideration right now and make that entry as soon as possible. >> does darkness factor in? >> no, this is going to be inside a building. so, not necessarily, no. >> and in other words, and i have to trust you here to say or not say something that you think might compromise anybody in any way. but, for instance, when darkness falls, will they just turn out the lights? >> well, in this case, you wouldnt want ...

So what kind of -- take us through who this could be. it could be a person who feels suicidal or a person who feels hopeful to get out of this situation. >> statistically, shooters are suicidal. so working on that alone, thats why im saying, make immediate entry. normally, statistically they dont care. they dont care if they get out alive. they want to take out as many people as they can to get as much notoriety they can before it comes to an end. you have to keep that in mind while youre doing ...

Harming anybody else, you need to take that opportunity. >> so, heres what we know, which is not much. weve heard high-powered rifle. we have one gunman we know of contained inside planned parenthood. in other words, this could have ended in one way or another a while back. what does that tell you about this person? >> well, its telling me they flipped over to negotiations right now. theyre trying to negotiate him out. so this is -- if, in fact, thats what occurred, this could go on for quite a ...

Implicitly to say things to not put people in danger. were being very careful not to give away any movements. but from what youve seen, can you take us through the philosophy of how one is trained to go into a situation, as fluid and as dangerous as this one? >> certainly. soon as it starts, we expect the first officers on scene to get through the door and to engage him. certainly that sounds like what they did, and several officers were shot during that. we expect them to do that. we understand...

Independent if party leaders and rivals dont start treating him with respect. that candidate, of course, donald trump. those are some of our top stories on this friday, july 24th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now" with t.j. holmes and reena ninan. good morning, everyone. we begin this half hour with our breaking news. at least three people are dead after a gunman opened fire in a louisiana movie theater. at least seven people were wounded, and some are in critical condition....

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