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.
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.”
“It’s critically important that as many perspectives as possible come to the table in the assessment of risk or threat as well as assessing potential protective factors.”
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
Officers of varied skill levels can use ZOLL’s Mobilize Rescue kits to treat victims or even themselves, bridging the gap until EMS arrives
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Police said the suspect has no known ties to the victims
From a daring ocean rescue to taking down an active shooter, Officer Jonathan Wiese is grateful he’s lived up to his nickname: Johnny-on-the-spot
If you think so, you are out of your mind
A Christmas concert had just let out when a man started firing off rounds
Looking back at the events impacting public safety this year
Investigators didn’t immediately give a motive for the attack that left 8 wounded
Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride said in an afternoon statement that a suspect remained at large after the shooting at Mayfair Mall
Two suspects have been arrested, police said
For technology to be useful, it must be available quickly, and officers have to be trained in its use
Whether you are the school resource officer on campus or an off-campus responder, access to current information regarding a critical incident is essential
During an active shooter event or other act of mass violence, getting eyes on the scene is essential for command decisions
An arena wired with a range of leading-edge sensors including video, audio, particulate sensors and occupancy detectors demonstrates an essential use case
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