Active Shooter
The Active Shooter topic gives patrol officers and SWAT team members an invaluable resource to find news articles, tactical tips and expert commentary for active shooter response.
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LEOs must develop fundamental knowledge and skills in tactical operations to credibly address horrific active shooter incidents
Communication is key during these high-stress events where initial responding officers are tasked with gathering intelligence
Two employees, directed to act as intruders, were surrounded by officers with guns after terrified staff called 911 during the 2022 incident
Your hard-earned knowledge about active shooter events may help to prevent your loved ones from becoming victims
“We are teaching them that you must go in…A police officer is the only thing that is going to be able to stop that violator,” one of the training instructors said
An individual had fired into the northbound and southbound lanes, striking nine vehicles and wounding five people
One of the key recommendations is that the state police incorporate new active-shooter training “for a more coordinated response” to mass casualty incidents
The review will “provide an unbiased analysis” of the coordinated response and recommend improvements to safety measures and protocols, according to the resolution
SROs can start by being prepared, proactive, resourceful and decisive
We must energize and educate the public on how they can prevent these shootings by watching for certain common behaviors these killers exhibit
The two SROs at Apalachee High School are credited with helping to prevent further casualties at the school by quickly confronting the shooter and taking him into custody
The suspected shooter, who had previously been accused of making online threats, surrendered after two school resource officers responded to the gunshots
Two SROs at Apalachee High School encountered the shooter within minutes; The 14-year-old suspect, a student at the school, immediately surrendered
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The man, who owned a security company and called himself a “civilian police officer,” staged a drill complete with actors pretending to be wounded with fake blood
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The Oct. 24, 2022 shooting resulted in the deaths of two people; the video footage shows security guards and PD officers working together to neutralize the threat
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Pete Arredondo was indicted by a grand jury on 10 counts of felony child endangerment/abandonment, Uvalde Sheriff Ruben Nolasco stated
Robert Crimo III would face a mandatory sentence of life without parole if convicted of first-degree murder
“The police started to show up, and then there was massive gunfire and ambulances pulling up. The bullets were just flying,” a witness said
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The Oakland County sheriff said deputies tracked down the suspect to a home where they tried to make contact; a drone was sent inside and found the suspect dead
Former head of the FBI’s active shooter program, Katherine Schweit, shares an insider look at how to prevent shootings and the role threat assessment teams play
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