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.
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One of the SWAT officers, Timothy Matson, was reportedly shot seven times
The group of people who have a significant impact on survivability are the civilian individuals already on the scene
Officers apprehended gunman after he ducked behind a counter to fire at them
Federal prosecutors set in motion plans to seek the death penalty against Robert Bowers
Robert Bowers allegedly barged into a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday and opened fire, killing 11 people
We must expect that religious facilities are primary targets, and take the active measures necessary to protect them from likely attack
At least six people were wounded, including four police officers who dashed to the scene
Fifty-one-year-old Gregory Bush has been charged with murder and other crimes in the fatal shooting of two shoppers at a Kroger store on Wednesday
A gunman fatally shot a man inside a Kroger and then killed a woman in the grocery store’s parking lot before exchanging gunfire with a bystander, police said
Multiple people were shot and one suspect was detained
Another deputy remains in the hospital in critical condition after the Oct. 3 shooting
The shooter fired on police and fire crews before dying by suicide
Officer Peter Casuccio took the gun and told the boys, “This is getting kids killed all over the country.”
After attending this federally funded training, officers have a much better chance of helping themselves or another officer in a gunshot trauma scenario
Officials are describing Wednesday’s attack that left six LEOs wounded and one dead as an ambush
Chief Daniel Paez reportedly told officers to stand down because he wasn’t sure they were experienced enough
After a slew of school shootings, Julie Kraemer wanted a better way to protect her students
Averted acts of school violence contain invaluable information regarding the strengths or potential weaknesses of current policies, procedures and training
Baltimore is the only jurisdiction in Maryland with a sworn school police force
Frederick Hopkins, 74, also has a criminal record, starting with a 2014 charge of disorderly conduct
Seven officers were shot, one fatally, in a confrontation with a suspect who held children hostage
NFPA 3000 is a framework for preparing fire departments, EMS agencies, law enforcement and communities for active shooter incident response and recovery
Follow these strategies for pre-planning and day-of execution to achieve a successful active shooter drill or violent threat mass casualty exercise
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Safariland instructors showed a group of trainees how to react when “hide and hope” is not an option in an active shooter situation
For emergency responders, trauma from responding to an act of mass violence can create a cyclical pattern of negative thinking
Two officers and two deputies shot at gunman Anthony Tong on Wednesday
“When someone does something like this, we’re never going to make sense of it or understand it fully,” the sheriff said
Officials say three workers were fatally shot and three more were wounded but expected to survive
The suspect was a 26-year-old temporary employee at the Rite Aid distribution center in northeastern Maryland
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