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armed attack response delay
Coverage of armed attack response delay in the Nexus archive.
- A frantic two hours as police struggled to assess threat before San Diego shooters opened fire
A deadly attack at a San Diego mosque was preceded by a critical delay in police response. The mother of one of the assailants called police approximately two hours before the attack to warn that her son was suicidal and had stolen firearms from his father's safe. Police took nearly 90 minutes to respond to the initial call, raising questions about the emergency response timeline.