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.
While much attention is given to responding to attacks in progress, increased research provides hope for earlier intervention and prevention of school violence
To improve school safety against active shooters, we must work on prevention, disruption and response through a multitude of options
A Florida fire department is leading the way in bringing together first responders to train to respond to active shooter scenarios and other MCIs
Officials said the gunman voiced support online for hardline clerics and jihadi figures
While in-person training and public outreach events have been postponed this year, social media is a great platform to discuss the importance of hemorrhage control
One person is in critical condition following the Wednesday night shooting
“The best we can tell is a car drove by and shots were fired and it was pure chaos from there,” Bogalusa Police Maj. Troy Tervalon said
Witnesses told police fireworks were set off in the park’s center followed by about 30 rounds of gunfire
15 law enforcement officers were wounded and two were killed during some of 28 incidents last year
Life-threatening hemorrhages are a huge threat to officers who have been injured in the line of duty
The man wounded officers in two separate shootings, then barricaded himself inside a home and set it on fire
Guillermo “Memo” Garcia was with his family on the morning of the killings, fund-raising for his daughter’s soccer team in the store’s parking lot
A highly mobile killer went on a 60-mile, 12-hour spree that ended with 18 killed, including an RCMP constable
The man hijacked the bus with two people aboard leading officers on a pursuit that ended with the man killed and three officers wounded
The officer has been identified as Const. Heidi Stevenson, a mother of two and a 23-year veteran of the RCMP
A pilot study tested whether explosive detection K-9 teams could be an asset to law enforcement during an active shooter incident
Deputy Police Chief Scott Gray is always armed off duty, just in case. When a 21-year-old man walked into a grocery store with a gun, Gray was ready
Officer Christopher Walsh was killed as he responded to an active shooting at a Springfield convenience store
These tactics and techniques have a broad application and are useful for many patrol scenarios
Authorities are still investigating the 2019 shooting as a possible act of terrorism
A gunman opened fire Wednesday at Milwaukee’s Molson Coors brewery complex, killing five people before taking his own life
In large-scale emergencies, police, fire, EMS, and a wide variety of other governmental organizations and private enterprises need to pull together
The officers were wounded after confronting an armed man inside a Walmart
Security companies are using police-like tactics to train churchgoers who fear the next attack could target their house of worship
Fire, EMS and law enforcement personnel can play an important role in the layers of safety that protect religious gatherings in the event of an emergency
Campus police are investigating the incident
Investigators are tracing the gun used in the shooting, which was found on the bus after the driver escorted the shooter off
Authorities haven’t released the names of the suspects or details about the cause of the shooting
Officials outlined a plan to establish a mobile precinct, conduct more patrols and work with federal prosecutors to keep shooters behind bars
Marquise Latrelle Tolbert and William Ray Tolliver are considered armed and dangerous, officials say
The suspect is presumed dead inside a home that burned after he stabbed his landlord and fatally ambushed two LEOs
Authorities have not released if the suspect was a student or what led to the arrest
An armed and trained security team is present at the First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth anytime the building is occupied
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