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.
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
The amount and specificity of specific skills training must be increased in regularity and intensity for all sworn officers from recruit to chief of police
Scott Paul Beierle, 40, had previously been banned from a college campus, posted misogynistic videos online and had been arrested twice
Tallahassee police say 40-year-old Scott Paul Beierle shot six people and pistol-whipped another before shooting himself
The grant will enable ALERRT to provide training based on different scenarios to 15,000 first responders
Now more than ever, police agencies must work with faith-based communities to ensure they’re prepared
Robert Bowers, 46, was arraigned one day after a grand jury issued a 44-count indictment that charges him with murder, hate crimes, obstructing the practice of religion and other crimes
A police officer remains in intensive care but is “doing much better now,” Dr. Donald Yealy said Wednesday
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
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