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.
Once a firearm has been identified, alerts are dispatched, including the last known location of the shooter, to school staff and law enforcement
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The suspect, a Chinese-born U.S. citizen, tried to disable locks with superglue and used chains to secure the doors
Officers focused on the angles and places they needed to be to prepare for future real-life situations
Worshippers and their pastor were credited with holding the gunman until police arrived
“An officer takes an oath,” said one Buffalo officer in the wake of a mass shooting. “It doesn’t stop when you retire”
Police say churchgoers detained the gunman calling their intervention an act of “exceptional heroism and bravery”
Authorities were still working to confirm the authenticity of a 180-page manifesto that was posted online that detailed the plot
Aaron Salter is credited with confronting and shooting the assailant at the supermarket before being fatally shot
Erie County Sheriff: “This was pure evil. It was straight up racially motivated hate crime from somebody outside of our community.”
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Hours earlier, police believe the man had made a “sniper-type setup” at his apartment and began firing at people walking below
North Augusta police say the new setup will save precious seconds in an active shooter event
Police said as many as 50 rounds were fired inside a home filled with underage partygoers
Authorities said they do not believe it was a random attack
The shooting rampage “was premeditated” and “in cold blood,” attorneys said at the man’s first court appearance
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Investigators believe two men fired more than a dozen shots early Sunday
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As Sacramento heals from a shooting that killed 6 and wounded 12, some wonder how the city plans to prevent future violence
“I have some very serious questions about why the alleged perpetrators were out on the streets,” said Mayor Darrell Steinberg
A shooting that left 6 dead and 12 wounded was a gunfight among gang rivals, police said
The suspect had been rejected for an even earlier release after prosecutors argued he had “little regard for human life”
A watchdog review found that the LAPD met or exceeded the relevant standards
“The event should not have been allowed to happen in the first place,” said Chief Eddie Garcia
Police say the two suspects are brothers. One of them was hospitalized with serious injuries
Police Chief Kathy Lester pleaded with the public to share videos and other evidence that could lead to the suspects
Police were searching for at least one suspect after an early morning shooting downtown
Boulder Police say the year since Talley’s death has been “a very challenging” one for the department
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