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.
How an open mind can help officers prepare for, prevent and problem solve the active killers problem
If you are honest enough to admit you do not possess an open mind, then aggressively strive to develop one
Strategies should include reporting the signs, anonymous tip lines and behavioral threat assessments
“A lot goes through your mind when you are driving to an in-progress active shooter at your own son’s school. I was thinking about my son and all my son’s friends. It’s hard to explain, but it was surreal.”
A detective is heard saying it’s safe to come out but the students refused, believing it might be a trick from the gunman
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder and terrorism for a shooting that killed four and wounded seven others
In the wake of another deadly school shooting, local law enforcement explains the importance of SROs
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested, the sheriff’s office said
City leaders in the Denver suburb called for “all hands on deck”
A phenomenon known as “bystander fatigue” may account for why no one reported the man to authorities, a new FBI report says
A bystander described “mass hysteria” as shoppers ducked into stores for cover
The gunman legally bought the two rifles used in the shooting, despite having a gun taken away from him a year earlier
A school resource officer applied a “life-saving tourniquet” to one of the victims, police said
The incident was not only deadly, it was also tactically eye-opening
Investigators searched the gunman’s internet history after he was killed and found an extensive YouTube history of anti-police and First Amendment auditor videos
The suspect had pointed a gun at security guard and threatened to shoot officers, police said
Police said a couple hundred people were at the party when shots rang out
As officers drove up to the scene, the gunman began firing at the patrol vehicle
Jo Acker’s family said she was a hero who died helping others get to safety
Officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect who is in custody
Law enforcement say Florida schools are safer than they were, “but we’re not there” yet
It was the second deadly shooting at a Louisiana school within four days, police said
Three others were wounded, including an off-duty police officer
The gunman, an employee himself, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said
The Boulder district attorney’s office has already asked for a second evaluation
Investigators said the preliminary information indicated multiple shooters
One man claimed the shooter was a fellow resident who was “standing up” for the seniors
The 18-year-old suspect was taken into custody after a manhunt lasting several hours
The suspect was also shot and taken into custody
Police were investigating whether the incident stemmed from past interactions between the student and the employee
“It’s always emotional,” a survivor said. “The fact that we’ve come together and not let evil win is so amazing”
Two of the suspects, both 15, were charged as adults due to “the serious nature of the charges”
In an upscale suburb, a shooter killed one and wounded 12 before turning the gun on himself
The gunman was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said
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