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.
Tactical teams need to use their experience and expertise to train and prepare patrol officers, fire and EMS co-responders for active shooter incident response
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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
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
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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
Scenario-based technology enables police officers to train to respond to active shooters in a manner that is measurable and consistent
The man who bought two rifles for terrorists to use in the San Bernardino shooting wants to withdraw his guilty plea
A Louisiana man suspected of killing five people, including his parents and girlfriend, has been captured in Virginia
Police are investigating an overnight shooting at an Indianapolis bar that left five hospitalized, two in critical condition
Police say two shootings have left five people dead; the suspect is still at large
A teen was arrested after an off-duty officer reported hearing him threaten to shoot up his former school while playing a video game
The department awarded the LEO with its Medal of Valor for his bravery in arresting the Parkland school shooting suspect
The girlfriend of the man accused of fatally shooting five people says he has been fascinated with the idea of killing
Officials said a gunman “eventually surrendered” after fatally shooting five people at a SunTrust bank
Mike Wood discusses what he calls the third generation of active shooter response, which prepares communities for active shooters before law enforcement arrives
Police say the suspect told a bank manager he had a bomb in his backpack and showed a handgun before fleeing without any cash
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