In one of the most surreal and awkward moments in television news history reporters were allowed access to the apartment of the San Bernardino terrorists before permission was given by the authorities.
Reporters were on a veritable feeding frenzy as they rifled through the personal belongings of the terrorists.
While reporters from various agencies were on the scene, MSNBC was the first to carry the live feed.
MSNBC’s Kerry Sanders mentioned at the beginning of his report that “Inside Edition” had paid $1,000 to access the scene.
CNN’s Anderson Cooper said it was “one of the stranger things I’ve certainly seen in quite a while” and said he was “uncomfortable” with it.
“Not the choice I would have made as the owner or the landlord,” Cooper said.
CNN Law Enforcement analyst Harry Houck agreed.
“I don’t see any fingerprint dust on the walls where they went in there and checked for fingerprints for other people that might have been connected with these two,” Houck told Cooper. “You’ve got documents laying all over the place; you’ve got shredded documents…You have passports, you’ve got drivers’ licenses — now you have thousands of fingerprints all over inside this crime scene.”
“I am so shocked, I cannot believe it,” he added.
Watch the raid below.
Journalists and others on social media were in stunned disbelief at what they were watching transpire on live television.
.@MSNBC I have a client who was just arrested for murder. Can you come compromise the evidence at his apartment too? Tyler has key. Thx.
— Not Ben Matlock (@NotBenMatlock) December 4, 2015
MSNBC attracting a lot of Twitter scorn for broadcasting from shooters’ home, but CNN, CBS & BBC were also there. https://t.co/PPME1mzjUy
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) December 4, 2015
Per MSNBC, the landlord opened up apartment to reporters, who are just rifling through the place on live TV. I’ve never seen such a thing
— James Poniewozik (@poniewozik) December 4, 2015
MSNBC rummaging through #SanBernadino attackers’ apartment – showing close up of photos and license and IDs. WTF?! pic.twitter.com/Gvu4jHBe6g
— Jack Flap (@sharpular) December 4, 2015
Screenshots from MSNBC. I added the redout pic.twitter.com/Ttu3zJ0Fjj
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 4, 2015
Watching MSNBC journalists raid the suspects apartment is sickening and ghoulish and disgusting and gross and oh right MSNBC.
— Jason Windsor (@jasonwindsor) December 4, 2015
Wait…#MSNBC & #CNN went into the apartment which is a crime scene? Sounds like a scene outta Nightcrawler not real life.
— Anastasia (@Stasia_M) December 4, 2015
MSNBC aired this from the apartment without the details blurred pic.twitter.com/4hcrQ0M7Cr
— Anthony De Rosa (@AntDeRosa) December 4, 2015
Landlord says he didn’t allow media into San Bernardino shooters’ apartment: ‘they rushed’ https://t.co/2CfqNG6voO pic.twitter.com/HlWPUEeJHY
— CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) December 4, 2015
Authorities didn’t appear to be too happy with it either.
Asked FBI Los Angeles if suspects’ apartment now open to the media/public: “I don’t believe so…it is still an ongoing investigation.”
— Brian Ries (@moneyries) December 4, 2015
San Bernardino Sheriff’s spokesperson to Grasswire on reporters entering apartment: “That is not a cleared crime scene.”
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) December 4, 2015
Me: “Are you watching what we’re watching on TV?” San Bernardino Sheriff’s Bozek: “Oh yeah, I am. That — I don’t know what’s going on.”
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) December 4, 2015
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