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.
Regardless of where an incident occurs, agencies invariably face inquiries from community members and the media about their preparedness and response
Law enforcement must continue to keep these low-frequency, high-consequence events at the forefront of their training
This school was very unique in that I felt I could walk out of Last Resort Firearms Training headquarters and teach a class with very little preparation
Capt. Gary Winheim is in stable condition after exchanging shots with a suspect near a grocery store parking lot
The suspect was found dead in his room at an assisted-living complex
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The officers were not injured after a man fired multiple rounds at their parked patrol vehicle
The suspect was arrested in another state; authorities are still seeking a motive
Sgt. Majorie Jordan abandoned her cover to assist an officer who was shot in the shoulder
The shooting is being investigated as a ‘potential act of domestic terrorism’
Just as with the Midland and Odessa shootings earlier this year, the Jersey City shooting hints at a vexing problem for law enforcement ‒ countering mobile killers
Detective Joseph Seals was fatally shot during an encounter with armed gunmen in a stolen van
Authorities say there is no indication the shooting was terrorism; officials say it was ‘clearly a hate crime’
The furious gunbattle Tuesday filled the streets of Jersey City with the sound of heavy gunfire for about an hour
Authorities believe the gunman made social media posts in which he talked about U.S. support for Israel and charged that Americans are anti-Muslim
Two deputies, one of whom killed the shooter, are among the injured
The sailor used his service weapon to shoot three civilian Department of Defense employees
The base has reopened following a lockdown
A police officer confronted an armed student and both were wounded; both have been hospitalized
An officer shot a 17-year-old student in the arm after the student pointed a handgun at officers
More businesses are hardening their defenses with new techniques, and even new legal authority, to deal with growing fears about violence on the job
The first armed responders to arrive at the shooting were three off-duty officers, a reminder that it’s crucial to carry your firearm off duty
Researchers say being part of a set of available and long-term resources to preempt active shooters is far more important than annual active shooter drills
Authorities aren’t releasing any information about the suspects in the shooting that left 5 dead
A joint police-fire response is necessary to breach the obstacles that prevent responders from rescuing victims quickly
Officials have identified the four victims, are still searching for the two gunmen
Police say the shooter is among the dead, are searching for witnesses
Officials believe the home was targeted, are searching for surveillance video, eyewitnesses to the Sunday night shooting
Police are still searching for a suspect, say no students were harmed
The attack killed 15-year-old Gracie Muehlberger and 14-year-old Dominic Blackwell
A sheriff’s detective and two off-duty police officers who had dropped off children at the school ran to the shooting within moments and provided first aid
