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.
“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.”
How law enforcement and educators can develop effective threat assessment teams to stop school violence
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
Educating civilians about mass violence prevention and investigation technology procurement and policy development
In the future, it is conceivable that drones could be first responders to active shooter incidents
Loveland’s TAC Fire unit in Colorado uses firefighters’ existing expertise and skill sets to provide critical support on SWAT operations
Technology advances are allowing incident commanders to think outside the box when preparing LE response to acts of mass violence
Seeking funding opportunities to prevent and plan for mass shootings remains a top priority for public safety agencies
About $7.7 million will go to community policing and another $8.5 million will be used to train first responders for active shooter situations
Once seen as the purview of gamers, the capabilities of virtual reality tech have increased while the price has decreased
The distraction of COVID may overshadow other school safety concerns at a time when tensions and mental health issues are increasing
SWAT and hostage negotiation teams responded to what police called an active shooter situation
The report examined what experts believe are the 10 most essential actions that officials can take to prevent mass shootings
The man’s lawyer said his client was “not handling the pandemic well”
It was estimated that 1 in 4 Norwegians knew someone who had been directly affected by the deadliest attack in Norway since World War II
The shooting left two dead, including the gunman, and at least four others injured
Military police responded to the area on a call of shots fired around 6:30 a.m. The individual shot themselves about two hours later
The gunman wasn’t identified and details about why he was at the hospital weren’t immediately released
The suspect was fired last year after failing to show up for work, authorities said
The shooter circled the parking lot of the Walmart distribution center four times before crashing into the building with his vehicle and opening fire with a rifle
Investigators haven’t said what caused suspects to begin firing into the group of hundreds
The suspect opened fire on a parking lot with a rifle, then fled the scene
As demands for police reform and defunding continue nationwide, some cities have severed ties with their school resource officers
The LEO was shot early Wednesday in an “ambush” attack by a gunman intent on harming or killing police
The solider struck a man who was shooting randomly at people near an Army base with a vehicle and trapped him under the car until police arrived
Police say the 20-year-old man planned to harm 10 people because he felt he “had been bullied in his life”
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