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Police delayed for more than an hour after a chilling emergency call that captured a gunshot before sending officers to the home where a real estate developer killed his family and then himself.
Police delayed for more than an hour after a chilling emergency call that captured a gunshot before sending officers to the home where a real estate developer killed his family and then himself.
The 74-minute delay before officers were dispatched to the home where William Maxwell shot and killed his wife and their two teenage children on Monday is part of an internal investigation, Fayetteville Police Department spokeswoman Theresa Chance said Friday.
"As for the reason for the delay, this is an internal matter that we are currently investigating and will take the appropriate course of action," Chance said in an e-mail to The Associated Press.
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