Law enforcement authorities responded to a scene

[GoldfishLord]

Law enforcement authorities responded to a scene where five people were shot. (Source: Associated Press)

Source: https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/04/30/search-area-widened-for-texas-gunman-after-5-killed/

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Does "responded to" mean "reacted quickly to the report of a shooting, and arrived at a scene"
What exactly does it mean?

 

[Tarheel]

It doesn't mean they got there quickly. It means they showed up.

 

[Barque]

Five people were shot.
Someone called the police.
The police came there.

The police came there because they were called.