Florence swat is one of the best and Singleton is a good person. I am sure they tried everything they could to get a peaceful ending
Totally agree with the above! It should have been apparent to anyone that Law Enforcement went to great pains to delay action in hopes that a different outcome could have been obtained. Had they wanted they could have breached the door and made entry and stopped it within hours of first making contact. I'm sure not knowing the status of the female, in the room, played a part but it's pretty safe to say LE had ears into the room and was able to tell what was going on and if things were starting to go South (so to say).
Another factor that, I believe, was stated was that there was substance abuse going on in the room during the standoff and that it wasn't a help but exacerbated the problems. What I haven't heard is if the woman was killed by the man in the room or officers who eventually entered the room. Either way the only one to blame for the end result is the man in the room, himself.