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.
To the officer who stopped the killing, we thank you for inspiring the entire law enforcement profession with your determined, courageous and effective response
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“He did not hesitate,” a witness said. “He heard the gunfire, went to the door and immediately ran in that direction”
Officer Gordon Beesley was remembered for his integrity and love of the outdoors
Investigators were combing through at least eight separate shooting scenes, police said
Authorities said the gunman was a worker at the factory
A 17-year-old has been arrested in the shooting that killed one and left 13 wounded
Officers were able to immediately begin life-saving measures for many of the wounded, including applications of tourniquets and chest seals
Police said the gunman shot a grandmother and her grandson before killing himself
Sheriff Mike Chitwood called the assault on officers by two armed children “something I’ve never seen in 35 years in policing”
The video shows officers bursting through a set of double doors, where they find the shooter
The gunman was later found dead in his house, which had been set on fire
A Harris County deputy was working security at the club when an armed suspect began shooting
Three people stepped out of an SUV with rifles and handguns and began shooting into the crowd outside the concert hall, said Miami-Dade police
A coworker also said that the gunman had worked regularly with the victims
“I never believed him, and it never happened. Until now,” said the man’s ex-wife
Officials said the suspect, an employee at the rail yard, had also died
“My heart breaks for the families who have lost someone they love,” Colorado Springs Police Chief Vince Niski said
The victims — two students and a custodian — are expected to survive
“Officer Steidell’s shots were the last ones fired by anyone inside the King Soopers,” the report reads
Data shows there were two public mass shootings in 2020. This year there have been at least 11 so far
Investigators believe the gunman was seeking a specific person he was angry at, police said
The man shot several people, killing two, before leading police on an hours-long pursuit
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Authorities said they didn’t seek a hearing because they didn’t have enough time to demonstrate the suspect’s inclination toward suicidal thoughts
Police said the suspect was arrested without incident about 7:30 a.m. in an Austin suburb
Some questioned if Indiana’s red flag laws were working, given that police had previously seized a firearm from the gunman
San Antonio Police applauded the officer who shot the man, saying the action saved many lives
The FBI said it had previously questioned the gunman, a 19-year-old former employee
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