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Information was evolving so rapidly. it was out of pure luck that i happened to pull into the right location, which was just south. the road that you see here just north of us. it was just south of the building where this tragedy took place. as i was looking and seeing all of the activity and trying to assess what was happening, i was informed that there was -- that that was the location where this was happening. and i was asking for officers to respond as quickly as possible because we had ever...

Officers to respond as quickly as possible because we had every belief at that time we had people still actively being shot inside of the building. my goal was to assemble an entry team and enter into the building to engage the active shooter. >> san bernardino police lieutenant mike madden, who was the first officer on scene, who gave a remarkable first-person account tonight of having been the first law enforcement officer on scene, what he encountered when he got inside the scene of that mass...

For it, it is something youre never actually prepared for. my goal was to assemble an entry team and enter into the building to engage the active shooter. this mind set and this type of training became indoctrinated in us after the columbine incident and that was the goal. as we made our way around to the east side, it was immediately evident that the reports that we were getting were 100% true. there were victims who were clearly obviously deceased outside of the conference room, and i relayed ...

One of the first officers to arrive at the horrific scene here in san bernardino is sharing his story for the first time. police lieutenant mike madden recounts the moments that confirmed his worst fears. while on his lunch break, the lieutenant heard the call on the scanner, and then the alarm was signaled. [ sirens ] >> my goal was to assemble an entry team and enter into the building to engage the active shooter. >> 20 victims. i need all -- >> respond, code three. >> we wanted to get in ther...

People still actively being shot inside of the building. my goal was to assemble an entry team and enter into the building to engage the active shooter. >> san bernardino police lieutenant mike madden, who was the first officer on scene, who gave a remarkable first-person account tonight of having been the first law enforcement officer on scene, what he encountered when he got inside the scene of that mass shooting yesterday. joining us now is jack dolan, an investigative reporter for the "new y...

The information was evolving so rapidly. it was out of pure luck that i happened to pull into the right location, which was just south the road that you see here just north of us, just south of the building where this tragedy took place. as i was looking and seeing all of the activity and trying to assess what was happening, i was informed that there was -- that that was the location where this was happening. i was asking for officers to respond as quickly as possible. because we had every belie...

And were told that they have been effecting rescues from inside the building. so this mirrors a little bit what we got in the last news conference about 40 minutes ago now. it boggles the mind to think and we havent been inside this complex. we know its big. how you protect your assets of people, yet go after this individual who seems hell-bent on putting himself between law enforcement and the people who are willwith him or near him. as this unfolds, your question is an excellent one. theyre sh...

>> i would like to know that, too. usually the number of emergency vehicles you bring are going to be commensurate with the potential casualties. >> yeah. and there are about six or seven ambulances. >> yeah. i dont know if this is an overaabundance dance of caution or if they know something that we dont. >> you made the point that we want to underscore for our viewers. you see people, i guess, you could say standing around, milling, for want of a better word. but you say dont be fooled? explain...

>> when youre part of the first responder entry team, sergeant, in a situation like the this, are you first looking to final the shooter? trying to get to the victims? or are you doing all of that simultaneously? >> there is a lot of moving parts taking place. the first officers on scene are headed to the gunman to stop the threat. right on the heels of that we have the rescue task force philosophy that integrates the fire department and law enforcement who enter into start to attend to the vict...

Was something we called immediate action, rapid deployment. that means you dont surrender the building and call for the s.w.a.t. team and stand by with guns ready until the tact cal people get there. you saw in your own footage, theres one officer with an ar-15, long rifle. he goes to the other and takes the second weapon and starts heading to the building. what theyre doing is putting together an entry team that will have the long weapons that they can gather up on the scene. they will go down ...