Ombudsman presses police on dispatch ping, short hallway interval and less-lethal options
Ombudsman Willard Ewing questioned whether a building-level ping and officers' positioning affected the response and whether knowledge of the decedent's bipolar disorder and intoxication could have changed use-of-force choices; Detective Tommaso said it was possible but she could not say for certain.
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Willard Ewing, the ombudsman appointed to represent both the public and the Walsh family, questioned Detective Tommaso about dispatch procedures and officers' on-scene positioning. Ewing noted that dispatch's ping covered a building (9265 West Russell Road) rather than a specific apartment and that officers searched multiple buildings before locating Apartment 460—facts Tommaso said contributed to a delay between the 07:34:32 911 text and the shooting around 08:00.
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