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Raising awareness about the incel movement could help prevent acts of mass violence before they occur
Just as critical as the actual real-time execution of the exercise is the planning of the event
Active shooters go through many stages of preparation that afford the opportunity for their plans to be thwarted by both law enforcement and the community
The school district is receiving more money for counseling and other services for parents, students and staff members
In St. Charles Parish, the law enforcers and educators leveraged a strong relationship and a mutual desire to protect kids in their classrooms to win the 2014 National School Safety Award
Family members and police could ask courts to take away a mentally disturbed person’s guns under the bill
An online gamer’s video shows the moment armed officers burst into an office Wednesday afternoon to investigate a report of an active shooter
More than 300 pages of police reports on the June 5 shooting describe a frantic scene as officers tried to assist victims who lay bleeding as well as find the gunman
Investigators acting on a tip unraveled a plot to carry out a mass shooting at an LA high school, arresting 2 students who planned to kill as many people as possible
The teen, who was arrested after investigators served a search warrant at his home, wrote the posts to get a reaction from his friends
Police in Wash. are asking the public to stop tweeting during shootings and manhunts to avoid accidentally telling the bad guys what cops are doing
A 911 caller led police to an Oviedo subdivision Friday morning after falsely reporting that a shooter armed with an AR-15 rifle shot and killed someone
At the annual meeting of the National Association of School Resource Officers last week, police trained for active shooter scenarios
Defendant James Holmes had been scheduled go on trial in October, but the judge ordered a delay
Police are looking for a gunman after one person was shot in the shoulder at a Las Vegas mall
The contract security guard who was monitoring the surveillance videos locked the door to the control room and didn’t contact law enforcement
Connecticut State Police honored more than 300 people, including state and local police, firefighters, emergency dispatchers, paramedics, psychiatrists and forensic examiners
As officials across the country grapple with how to prevent mass killings, some are turning to a gun seizure law pioneered in Conn. 15 years ago
12-year-old boy opened fire in a middle school gym earlier this year
Father of the young man who killed six and injured 13 near UCSB last month says it’s his “duty” to help prevent future mass killings
School leaders are turning down a new option to arm teachers, arguing that it doesn’t make kids any safer
Minn. teen accused of planning to massacre his family and high school classmates mocked the attacks on the Boston Marathon and Sandy Hook Elementary School as “pretty lame”
Ballistic blanket promises protection against 90 percent of weapons used in U.S. school shootings
Officers investigating allegations that a person may be a danger to himself or others would be required to first check a state database to determine whether the person owns firearms
15-year-old gunman had an assault rifle, handgun and several magazines of ammo hidden in a guitar case and duffel bag when he rode a school bus to the campus
Police responded Tuesday to reports of a shooting at Reynolds High School in Troutdale shortly after 8 a.m.
11 principals, vice principals and administrators have volunteered under a program approved following the school shooting at Sandy Hook
One student talks to 911 operators while a classmate attempts to tend to his bleeding neck and chest
Man who police say staged an assault on a Ga. courthouse carefully planned the weapons and supplies he would need to enter the building and harm people inside
Jon Meis and other students stopped the gunman Thursday at Seattle Pacific University
In 2010, Aaron Ybarra called 911 to report “a rage inside him” and said he wanted to hurt himself and others