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.
How “the safest school in America” is protecting its most precious assets
Incident command must be presented in a way that is useful for law enforcement responding on scene
An integrated approach with multiple information sources plays a role in the detection and prevention of incidents
The LEO says he secured the building as he was trained, repeating his actions were based on “real time intelligence”
Broward Sheriff Greg Tony is overhauling his organization after the governor removed former Sheriff Scott Israel
Officials say the student did what police train people to do in active shooter situations
The woman was already dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound by the time authorities launched a manhunt
Teachers who want to carry guns would have to undergo police-style training, a psychiatric evaluation and drug screening
The family member was tracked down five miles from the scene and arrested after a massive manhunt
“I just went into a classroom and shot the guys,” the suspect told reporters as officers led him away in handcuffs
It’s unclear if the weapon jammed or malfunctioned or if the gunman didn’t know how to reload
Officers who had gathered ahead of a campus concert raced over and disarmed the suspect
A man shot and critically wounded a LEO who attempted to arrest him on gun charges, then killed his father and shot another LEO before killing himself in a standoff
The FBI said it got tips about the threat from a social media post minutes before the gunman attacked the synagogue
Reports say the gunman told a co-worker that morning that he would kill everyone at the manufacturing plant and “blow police up” if he was fired
The police chief is urging the community to help investigators identify those responsible for the shooting
According to local media reports, the shooting happened while people were gathered for a cookout
The attack comes exactly six months after 11 people were killed at a Pittsburgh synagogue
The judge ordered a mental examination on the man who killed two officers in an ambush at his South Carolina home
A Florida woman traveled to Colorado to possibly carry out a Columbine-inspired attack, which ended in her suicide. Could red flag laws have prevented this?
“This male definitely tried to kill one of our officers,” officials say
When responding to an active shooter incident, you need the right stuff, you need to take out the right target and you need to address the threat right now
While hindsight is 20/20, looking back over the past two decades we can identify several red flags that could have been raised on the Columbine shooters
Police response to school shooters has changed dramatically since Columbine, but what work remains to be done to protect our schools?
“Columbine today is a model and example of resiliency,” current principal Scott Christy said
A lawyer claims officials failed to follow security protocol and order a lockdown that may have saved the lives of children and staff
Officials are examining the woman’s social media and online presence to ensure she had no “accomplices”
Officials say the woman was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound
Survivors and family members of the shooting are claiming negligence allowed the massacre to happen
The man and woman agreed to to meet at the Police Department so she could pick up their 17-month-old baby
At least a dozen people were gathered outside the home when two armed men approached and began shooting
Following evidence from surveillance video, police have arrested a man accused of slaying four people at a property management business
