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.
Every campus-based law enforcement agency must examine its active shooter response training and response protocols to a school shooting
Initial responding officers must evaluate quickly, move to the sound of the guns, gathering intelligence on the move
A recently passed bill that will allow armed school employees in Ohio has sparked controversy and debate among police and teacher unions
Conference will feature a trade show, networking opportunities, seminars and more
Audio captured the shooting and immediate aftermath
Police released videos from five cameras surrounding the building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 14 students and three staff members died Feb. 14
Telecommunicators play a critical role in determining the nature and extent of the threat and supplying in-field responders with information
The most critical deficiency in active shooter response is in the area of leadership – specifically, command and control
An officer engaged the shooter, but it’s unclear if the shooter died from a police bullet or a self-inflicted gunshot wound
In late June, the FBI released what it called “Phase Two” of the agency’s ongoing examination of active killer events that took place between 2000 and 2013
A suspect is in custody and being treated for serious injuries
No one else was injured
Police say they are closing their investigation without a definitive answer for why the shooter unleashed gunfire onto a concert crowd
The base said the report occurred during a “normal, scheduled installation exercise”
The lawsuit alleged police officers didn’t do enough to stop the gunman responsible for the massacre
A well-prepared, aware and empowered community is capable of preventing mass violence and other human-caused disasters
Police said two armed suspects appeared to have fired indiscriminately into the crowd, striking ten people
More body camera footage shows officers directing concertgoers to safety and searching for what they thought were multiple shooters
A man’s feud with his grandmother turned into a bizarre and deadly weekend confrontation
A man walked along a street firing into restaurants and cafes before dying after an exchange of gunfire with police
Police in the Maryland county where five newspaper employees were killed last month may change the gear and weapons that are used when confronting gunmen
Footage shows officers finding a wounded security guard on the same floor of the hotel where the gunman opened fire
Training not only prepares deputies and other responding officers, but enhances the public’s confidence in LE ability to protect them from any and all threats
The lawsuit alleges deputies were celebrating a detective’s retirement when shots rang out
The lawsuit filed by 15 students alleges that deputies violated the constitutional rights of the survivors of the school massacre by failing to stop the gunman
Sheriff Bob Gualtieri defended a law enforcement official who oversaw the initial response to the shooting
The retired officer shot the man who police said fired at random people during a multi-county crime spree
Once an officer receives a tactical vest, they need to be trained in their use to be able to knowledgeably and quickly add or reduce coverage
Training to use an armored vehicle to breach a building is critical for successful deployment during tactical response
The footage may show what actions deputies took during and shortly after the massacre
Some LEOs and other first responders say the scale, sadness and sometimes sheer gruesomeness of their experiences haunt them
One of the recently released videos from the Oct. 1 attack shows police guarding the audience at an 1,800-seat Cirque du Soleil show
No children were in the school when the shooting happened
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