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.
10 years later, we continue to grieve, reflect on the power of resilience, and appreciate our first responders
In a surprise move, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently voted to allow San Francisco PD to deploy robots equipped to deliver lethal force
This webinar will outline the steps to conducting meetings and deciding on roles, responsibilities and procedures to developing tabletop exercises and small-scale training drills, and eventually graduating to full-scale training exercises that involve realistic role players and responses for active shooter response
The gunman had stashed two rifles, a shotgun and a handgun in different rooms and opened fire as officers knocked on the door
The LEO was fatally shot by a gunman who opened fire during a domestic violence call
The officer died hours after a gunman opened fire on her during a domestic disturbance call
According to police, the injuries were serious but not life-threatening
Although the shooting occurred prior to the widespread adoption of the phrase “active shooter,” this attack is instructive on many levels
A bomb squad later performed controlled explosions on a vehicle associated with the gunman as a precaution
An off-duty LEO was among three people injured during a shooting inside a California Costco that killed one person
It takes a community to help a troubled kid – before they shoot up a school
On June 20, 1994, a mentally disturbed former airman traveled to Fairchild Air Force Base to kill the doctors who had tried to help him – Senior Airman Andy Brown stopped the killer
Authorities said he may have killed another man an hour earlier in apparently random attacks
The agents are trying to determine exactly what the shooter and four responding LEOs did inside the building
The man was arrested after arranging through an undercover agent to buy a pair of pistols whose serial numbers had been obliterated
Scot Peterson is no longer required to wear a GPS monitor and will be allowed to go to his home in North Carolina
The man set fire to several homes during the standoff before charging outside with a shotgun and being fatally shot
Defense attorney Joseph DiRuzzo III said Scot Peterson is being made a scapegoat
Each active shooter incident has its own fingerprint that law enforcement can learn from
Implementing a flexible response policy is key to effective management of critical events
Scot Peterson faces charges that carry a combined potential prison sentence of nearly 100 years
Gov. Ralph Northam is summoning lawmakers back to the state Capitol to consider a package of gun-control legislation in the wake of last week’s mass shooting
The First 12 Minutes, developed by the City of Falls Church, Va., provides training to administrators, teachers and school staff
Police say a suppressor was attached to the handgun the gunman used to kill a dozen people
Officials say the gunman opened fire with a handgun in the building, killing 12 people on three floors
One of the people shot was a police officer, who was saved by his vest
The jury that convicted the man of murder and attempted murder earlier this month recommended capital punishment
LEOs responding to a domestic call were met with gunfire from a man holding a woman hostage inside a burning home
Five men and five women were taken to a hospital with gunshot wounds
Police are searching for two suspects who opened fire during an alcohol-fueled graduation party
Lawmakers are on the brink of not passing any new gun restrictions or firearm storage laws a year after the tragedy
The student was awarded the Civilian Medal of Valor for tackling the gunman who opened fire in his classroom
School districts have embraced such approaches, with experts saying educators need to give staff and students as many options as possible for worst-case scenarios
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