Active Shooter
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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
The most difficult part of an active shooter response is the decision-making, so take the opportunity to “war game” some of these decisions ahead of time
Gunman attempted to set the Mexican Consulate ablaze and fired more than 100 rounds at downtown buildings Friday
Agency that investigated the background of the man who carried out the 2012 massacre is issuing a report on his mental health history
Police obtained videos and journals Thursday that indicate the shooter feared he was being watched and targeted by the government
Shooter’s texts turned dark week before he opened fire, with references to his funeral and the message: “Bang bang I’m dead”
A gunman opened fire early Thursday at an FSU library, sending hundreds of students who had been up all night studying for exams scrambling for cover
Law enforcement leaders must understand that the aftermath of an event will last months and years after the incident
While the “lone wolf” threat may perplex some politicians, it’s an old and familiar story to street cops, who deal with solo attackers every day — they call them “criminals”
Lack of communication is emblematic of the confusion about what services are accessible to the families and what resources they can tap
Echoboard provides command staff with real time data, communications, file sharing and analytics on a rugged touch-screen
Smoke alarm-sized sensors were activated by the sounds of gunfire, and police officers immediately were able to track the shooter’s movements
Harborview Medical Center in Seattle said 15-year-old Andrew Fryberg died Friday evening of his wounds
Police said they found three crude, homemade explosive devices and a gun at the 16-year-old’s home
Hundreds lined the entrance as the school reopened Monday, over a week after a student fatally shot three of his classmates and wounded two others
2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary has forced school safety experts to rethink their approach
14-year-old girl has died, raising the death toll in the shooting to three, including the gunman
Tribal members struggled to find answers Saturday following a shooting at a high school in which a young gunman from a prominent Tulalip family opened fire
Detectives confirmed a cafeteria worker attempted to intervene
He killed a female student and wounded two of his cousins and two others before turning the gun on himself
A student opened fire Friday in a high school cafeteria north of Seattle, killing at least one person and shooting several others in the head before killing himself
Gunman with a scarf over his face shot to death a Canadian soldier standing guard at the nation’s war memorial Wednesday, then stormed Parliament
The calls were among four to 911 released by Louisville police on Thursday
City officials ordered the review by an outside company amid questions about why emergency medical personnel didn’t get into the theater until nearly 24 minutes after the attack
California will become the first state that allows family members to ask a judge to remove firearms from a relative who appears to pose a threat
It is important to build a partnership between law enforcement and the citizens that you protect to help ensure the safety of human life and the protection of assets
An average of six shootings occurred in the first seven years that were studied. That average rose to 16 shootings per year in the past seven years
Gunman was killed along with two other people in the Tuesday morning gunfire