Active Shooter Response
Many PDs find themselves without available funds to conduct training necessary to better prepare them for when a crisis occurs; here’s a solution to that problem
Enhancing community safety through proactive communication planning
The Lafayette PD uses technology like video game engines to train on consequence management, drones in the sky and a digital coaching platform
The Danvers Police Department said an officer’s gun had discharged while searching the school, which elevated the situation to an active shooter response
A Florida fire department is leading the way in bringing together first responders to train to respond to active shooter scenarios and other MCIs
With social media accelerating the spread of information, officers are having to find new ways to inform the public during critical incidents
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Sgt. Rachel Discenza’s BWC showed her pointing her handgun toward where the suspect was standing. Amid an exchange of gunfire, she falls and says: “I’m shot”
The man who killed five people and shot a rookie officer made plans for the shooting and put his phone in a pocket to livestream
Once you find a manifesto and begin to read, there will be little doubt in your mind as to the severity of the subject’s intended actions
Regardless of where an incident occurs, agencies invariably face inquiries from community members and the media about their preparedness and response
Officer Nickolas Wilt graduated from the police academy March 31 and was working his fourth shift as a police officer when he was shot
Law enforcement must continue to keep these low-frequency, high-consequence events at the forefront of their training
“In the end, it takes police officers with a gun and a badge and a ballistic vest to go take these individuals into custody,” the Cobb police chief said
Most calls were short, but one lasted more than four minutes: A man begging for dispatchers to send help as he tried to stop his wife and child from bleeding out
This school was very unique in that I felt I could walk out of Last Resort Firearms Training headquarters and teach a class with very little preparation
Officer Nickolas Wilt has been taken off all life-sustaining medical equipment and can follow some commands
The investigation into the deadly shooting at the Allen outlet mall is ongoing, with law enforcement officials searching for a motive behind the attack
An Allen PD officer, who was on an unrelated call at the mall, engaged the suspect and neutralized the threat
WFAA-TV reported that police on the scene said there were multiple victims, including children
‘Technology played a huge role,’ said Cobb police Chief Stuart VanHoozer. ‘Those tools are really what got us the clues that we needed’
At least one person is dead and four others injured after a shooting inside a West Peachtree Street building
The number of active shooter incidents decreased, but the number of wounded and killed went up, in a 2022 report from the FBI
Under the bill, teachers and staff would need to take courses in first aid, firearms training and mental health training
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Officer Nickolas Wilt’s brother said pneumonia “is a common illness after being on a vent” and that “the doctors and nurses are working to treat it”
Officer Nickolas Wilt was on the job for just 10 days when he was critically wounded by the active shooter at Old National Bank
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“I need your help. He’s never hurt anyone, he’s a good kid,” the gunman’s mother said
The video shows the moments when police arrived on scene as the shooter they couldn’t see from the street rained bullets down on them
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Officer Nickolas Wilt is in critical but stable condition after undergoing emergency brain surgery
Officers exchanged gunfire with the shooter, who appeared to be a former employee of the bank
The officers describe how their training kicked in when they entered the school building
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