Active Shooter
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The two officers were responding to a domestic disturbance when they came under fire by the gunman
Officials said an active standoff went on between officers and two people barricaded in a hotel room throughout the night into Thursday morning
The man serving a life sentence for fatally shooting seven people at a California college has died in prison
The bill is inspired by last year’s school in Parkland that left 17 people dead
The Teachers Association has called for additional consideration regarding educator and student safety amid active shooter drills following a training session
A second lawsuit has been filed against Illinois police for issuing a firearm license to the convicted felon who killed five people at a warehouse last month
Police concluded that the shooter acted alone and was not inspired by an outside group or ideology
New Zealand has banned all assault weapons less than a week after the massacre that took 50 lives
Police say the Australian gunman who killed 50 people was en route to carry out a third attack when he was apprehended
The letter was found in the getaway car adding that other evidence had been gathered that indicated terrorism
The attack on a Netherlands tram left three dead and five wounded
Houses of worship have traditionally been places of refuge where strangers are welcome, but recent attacks have made many rethink how protected sanctuaries really are
The rapid movement of the killer from one scene to the next made the attacks incredibly disorienting and highly complicated the police response
Conn. Supreme Court ruled Remington can be sued over how it marketed the rifle used in the Sandy Hook massacre
Police apprehended four suspects, but only three were connected with the shootings
Police have reportedly defused multiple IEDs left on vehicles around the mosques
Police say the man entered the store with the intent to draw officers to the scene and then ambush them upon entry
The conference will review some of the largest active assailant incidents that have occurred within the past two years
Police rushed to a suburban hospital late Sunday after two patients reported seeing a man with a shotgun
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
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