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.
The document contains a detailed timeline of the incident, including a discussion about breaching assessment and opportunities
Protecting our communities from threats takes intense effort, rational behavior and logical thinking
Researchers have identified a series of defenses that work together to reduce the probability of mass attacks
A video circulated by the NYPD showed bystanders including a little girl running as the gunman fired several shots in the Bronx
Three of five people wounded in a shootout may have been hit by officers’ bullets
Since a school shooting at a Baltimore high school two weeks ago, the school board has decided to allow officers to be armed on campuses
The LEO who was pinned behind his SUV by gunfire for 17 minutes kept talking to the suspect to buy time for backup
Also released were recordings of police communications as they hunted for the shooter
All five officers who were wounded in the deadly shooting at an Illinois warehouse have been released from the hospital
The PD will end the use of no-knock warrants following the shooting that left two people dead and five LEOs wounded
The threat reporting system now required for all Pennsylvania schools fielded more than 4,900 tips in its first month
People attended a prayer vigil for five slain co-workers who were shot at a suburban Chicago manufacturing plant
The gunman was issued a firearm owners’ ID card after a background check failed to show a 1995 aggravated assault conviction
Police say the gunman was being fired from his job on Friday after 15 years with the company
Officers were fired upon Friday afternoon as soon as they entered the building
Capt. Michael Curry appreciates the realism, flexibility and cost savings offered by Laser Shot’s training simulator
Early and transparent communication among all who are likely to be involved in a school shooting incident is a primary factor in keeping schools safe
Why aren’t we as a society focusing more on efficient training for those involved in the incident prior to the arrival of responders?
While responding to school threats like active shooters is a part of an SRO’s responsibilities, it barely scratches the surface of how SROs serve our schools
The school is hiring two combat veterans in an effort to protect against mass shootings
T.E.A.M. is a proactive effort to make schools and communities safer, promote responsible citizenship and encourage positive character traits
The suspect was charged with first-degree intentional homicide for fatally shooting Officer Matthew Rittner
A Nevada fire chief says he wants to bypass state lawmakers to get changes made
Fourteen states have passed laws for people deemed threatening to temporarily surrender their guns to police
A Houston officer involved in a shooting that left five LEOs wounded has been relieved of duty
Planning active shooter response training with police, fire, EMS, trauma docs and medivac helicopters is a complex and challenging task
An employee of the University of Maryland Medical Center was wounded after shots were fired in the hospital ambulance bay
Police say the attack happened around 2 a.m. Sunday after a crowd of people poured out of a bar following a fight inside
The new sheriff says he’ll improve training for deputies assigned to school campuses
While FBI found no “single or clear motivating factor” to why the gunman opened fire, he may have been seeking to follow in his father’s criminal footsteps
“I had to go in, I knew my guys were down,” the officer said in a note passed to the Houston police chief from his hospital bed
The most senior officer who was shot has been shot twice previously in the line of duty since joining HPD in 1984
Virtual reality simulators allow trainers to expose cops to real-life situations that are consistently reproducible for every officer
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