Norton to Meet with Capitol Police Union Following Navy Yard Shooting

WASHINGTON, DC – The Capitol Police Union has asked to meet with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) following the mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, where a Capitol Police tactical team was apparently ordered to stand down. Norton's office will set the meeting in the near future. Norton spoke with Capitol Police officers at the Navy Yard and she understands their frustration that the tactical team was not allowed to proceed. Norton believes an investigation is necessary to determine whether other tactical police forces were on the scene or available, whether lives could have been saved by Capitol Police without putting the Capitol at risk, and if there was proper coordination of police forces.

Published: September 19, 2013