Active Shooter
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Officers can better respond to what cannot be predicted if they are trained to make decisions under dangerous and rapidly changing conditions
Law enforcement agencies must include the death notification function into their preparedness planning
Law enforcement agencies that respond to large-sized events must recalibrate their approach to security
Roads around the facility were closed for hours but are now open
Documents were written by Thomas Matusiewicz, who killed two women before shooting at police and killing himself
Police said someone had called from inside a Navy Yard building to report possible sounds of gun shots. However, investigators found no sign of a shooting
The shootings, experts say, are a reminder of the persistent dangers posed by disaffected people who are bent on violence but whose statements before they act may skate below the radar of police
Questioned why police didn’t seek medical attention for attacker or contact his parents to help
Authorities believe manifesto is genuine but are unsure whether Dylann Roof had sole control over it
Messages of love, recovery and healing were interspersed throughout the service, which no doubt reverberated throughout churches across the country
The suspect told a friend a week earlier that he planned to shoot up a college campus in the city
Police say her quick thinking helped bring 21-year-old Dylann Roof into custody
Suspect is charged with nine counts of murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, police said Friday
Obama said he has been called upon too often to mourn the deaths of innocents killed by those “who had no trouble getting their hands on a gun”
Suspect was arrested at a traffic stop Thursday morning in North Carolina
Authorities described the shooting as a hate crime
A 2012 investigation into Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem determined he had a terrorism training document on his computer
Therapist has had other patients talk about killing people, but Holmes didn’t have a plan or target
Dallas PD said apology isn’t much of an apology at all
Police have implemented emergency security measures after the shooter incident
Prosecutors say that by withholding key details from therapist, Holmes showed he knew what he was doing was wrong
Shooter showed signs of violence and mental instability for years beforehand, according to authorities and family
Chief David Brown said the suspect told authorities he was James Boulware and blamed police for having lost custody of his son and for “accusing him of being a terrorist”
Troopers with the Iowa State Patrol and Scott County Sheriff’s deputies arrested the shooting suspect during a traffic stop
Police and the FBI refused to comment on the possibility of a serial shooter
Autopsy on shooter ruled death as suicide
With the law, Colorado will be among a few states that allow school lawsuits for cases of violence
Police have found no motive for the shooting
Notebook that was mailed to James Holmes’ psychiatrist before the attack offered the first glimpse into his mental state during the shooting
An autopsy will determine if a man had drugs or alcohol in his system when he fatally shot one worker and injured a second before killing himself
He walked into a Wal-Mart and killed one worker and wounded another before turning the gun on himself
The uptick came during a four-year span that saw an overall decrease in violent crime reported by schools
Officer developed anxiety and depression after responding to the 2012 shooting rampage
