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Experts say an alert should have been sent out immediately after police responded to the shooting in Monterey Park that left 11 dead. During the delay, the shooter walked into another dance club with his weapon, but was disarmed.
A five-hour police delay in alerting the public that the dance hall killer was on the run is throwing a spotlight on the nation's flawed system.
Lost in the aftermath of the Monterey Park, California, ballroom dance hall shooting that left 11 people dead is an alarming fact: It took five hours for authorities to alert the public that the gunman was on the loose Saturday night.
Even after the shooter tried to attack another location, it took police hours to warn the public that he was on the run.
A five-hour police delay in alerting that the California dance hall killer was on the run is drawing attention to a flawed system for warnings of mass shooters.