From The Denver Post: The public deserves to know exactly why emergency medical crews had such a slow response to the shooting massacre at the Aurora theater two years ago so it doesn’t happen again.

The city of Aurora smartly sought a comprehensive outside analysis of how its emergency crews responded to the July 20, 2012, shooting that left 12 people dead and at least 58 people injured.

The $250,000 report by TriData was delivered to the city in April but has sat under wraps from the public because of an all-encompassing gag order over almost anything tangentially connected to the criminal proceedings against accused shooter James Holmes.

It is one thing not to unduly influence the case against Holmes, but it is another thing to deny a public airing of what went wrong during the response. This is not for prurient interest.

This type of information could help other agencies craft responses for these types of tragedies and figure out better ways to provide emergency aid. And the simple fact is that Aurora residents deserve to know how their emergency agencies responded to their biggest challenge in memory.

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