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 can we avoid the most common planning errors in anticipation of the unthinkable?
With hundreds, if not thousands, of calls coming in at once, a real-time crime center or emergency communications center could benefit from these two things
To the officer who stopped the killing, we thank you for inspiring the entire law enforcement profession with your determined, courageous and effective response
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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A state trooper was later shot during a manhunt
“When someone makes a threat, it should be taken very seriously”
It marks the third mass shooting in the United States in two weeks
The suspect shot his parents and then later killed two more at a convenience store, police said
The incident prompted an active shooter alert but no one was injured, officials said
Family members told investigators that their son had previously attacked a classmate and may have a mental illness
The suspect faces 10 counts of first-degree murder
Officer Talley was remembered as a kind soul. He leaves behind seven children
Boulder police Chief Maris Herold announced the death toll at a news conference Monday night, fighting back tears
The president and vice president will meet with Asian American community leaders
In December, the suspect pleaded guilty but mentally ill to two counts of murder
Issues with interagency radio communications cost precious minutes, a new report says
Most of the victims were Asian, prompting fears that the shooting spree was a hate crime
A crowd of church-goers, who were there for a Christmas celebration, were sent running
A person entered a gun store and fatally shot two people, prompting customers and staff to open fire on the shooter
The suspect also set off two explosives in Thursday’s fatal attack at a Minnesota clinic, police say
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