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.
For technology to be useful, it must be available quickly, and officers have to be trained in its use
Whether you are the school resource officer on campus or an off-campus responder, access to current information regarding a critical incident is essential
During an active shooter event or other act of mass violence, getting eyes on the scene is essential for command decisions
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Officer John Kline and his wife Dawn were on their third annual visit to the Route 91 country concert series Sunday night when the gunfire began
Several off-duty officers from the station had traveled to Las Vegas for the Route 91 Harvest music festival
His life is the subject of a sprawling investigation into what drove him to show up at the Mandalay Bay Hotel with guns and open fire from his 32nd floor suite
Through tears and in heart-wrenching tributes, relatives and friends are remembering the dozens of people killed
Strangers drove victims to hospitals in their own cars
The complex, carefully coordinated attacks of 9/11 have been replaced with a new kind of violence that is significantly harder to detect
Stephen Paddock opened fire on a country music festival from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
The note could offer a glimpse into Emanuel Kidega Samson’s mindset at the time of Sunday’s shooting and a possible motive for the rampage
A review of hundreds of videos found no evidence that the officers profiled him by race or used excessive force
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ICS is a powerful system that can help you organize chaos on all scenes
The 66-year-old, who lost a finger due to his injuries, says he’s thankful to be alive after Sunday’s shooting
The gunman was wounded and taken to a hospital
Video simulators can allow agencies to shoot video of hot spots in their jurisdictions in order to replicate conditions officers may actually face
Such training can mimic the stressors officers face when they have to enter a structure in a possibly lethal environment
Investigators last week also found a “manifesto” in the home of 15-year-old Caleb Sharpe
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With advances in communication, transportation and information technology, terrorist attacks don’t have to be focused on major cities for visibility and effect
Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said at the scene that the shooter was in custody
Authorities say they arrested one person and took a gun, and no one was hurt
Michael Bennett was detained for 10 minutes and released
Lawmakers said the additional training would prepare licensees for active shooter situations at places like colleges and universities
The gunman surrendered after the shooting Monday and was taken into custody without incident
A fired dishwasher shot and killed a chef and held a person hostage for about three hours before he was shot by police
The agency arrested a veteran deputy Wednesday, accusing him of secretly recording security video of the airport gunman
Somerset County deputies shot the gunman to bring the rampage to an end
Clubgoers screamed and scrambled for cover as dozens of gunshots rang out during a rap concert in downtown Little Rock.
Officers suspect multiple people fired weapons but that the incident was not terror related
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