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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 belief at that time that we had people still actively being -- being shot inside of the building. my goal...

And we're 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 haven't been inside this complex. we know it's 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. they're shooting at the guy and it looks like he's shooting back. >> so obviously it's an active shooter s...

>> 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 don't know if this is an overaabundance dance of caution or if they know something that we don't. >> 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 don't be fooled? explain that to us. >> in this situation, you're going to have the entry team, which is in the location,...

>> when you're 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 victims to get them the fastest medical care that we can. >> dave, when you see, you know, what happene...

Was something we called immediate action, rapid deployment. that means you don't 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, there's 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 they're 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 ranges as they say, into the building until they can locate that suspect, engage him, and either ...