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Planning active shooter response training with police, fire, EMS, trauma docs and medivac helicopters is a complex and challenging task
Virtual reality simulators allow trainers to expose cops to real-life situations that are consistently reproducible for every officer
Scenario-based technology enables police officers to train to respond to active shooters in a manner that is measurable and consistent
An active shooter incident preempted and averted in Bartlesville (Okla.) provides a template for near-perfect threat response
James Comey stopped in at the New Haven field office Friday with a message that the agency stands ready to help local and state law enforcement
On Dec. 7, 1993, a gunman opened fire on a train car filled with commuters, killing 6, wounding 19
One caller told police in a trembling, breathless voice that a gunman was shooting inside the building
Experts say that those who carry out horrific acts pick their dates very carefully, and that anniversaries may serve as a blueprint for evil
William Dong, 22, also had newspaper clippings about the Colorado theater shooting at his home; school was put into lockdown earlier this week after he was spotted
The student was shot during an argument with another boy, he’s in critical condition but expected to survive
The AP will review the tapes’ content and determine what might meet its standards before releasing material
SWAT teams searching the Ivy League campus did not find a gunman after a room-by-room search and the lockdown was lifted
Investigators found no evidence he ever told others of his intentions to carry out such an attack
When a 20-year-old white male stepped through the door with an assault rifle, it turned out to be a lucky night for police and patrons at New Jersey’s largest shopping mall
Hernandez lay on the floor for 33 minutes before he was rushed to an ambulance, but he died between 2 and 5 minutes
A summary of the long awaited state police report will be released on Nov. 25
Chilling video of man dressed in black, wearing a helmet and carrying a large gun caught on surveillance
The security director had the staff trained on what to do in the event of an active shooter because hospitals are vulnerable
A man armed with a handgun was shot and killed by police after he had attempted to rob a motorist at gunpoint
Judge Eliot Prescott said he will listen to the recordings, then issue a decision at a hearing scheduled for Nov. 25
He crawled into a closet and used a sweatshirt as a tourniquet to stop his leg from bleeding
20-year-old apparently intent upon dying began firing semi-automatic weapon shortly after entering
Urban Shield is designed to strengthen preparedness— whether for a natural disaster, a terrorist attack, or a lone gunman in an elementary school
An armed man was spotted on the campus of Central Connecticut State University on Monday, prompting a schoolwide lockdown
A duffel bag also contained a handwritten letter stating he’d “made the conscious decision to try to kill” multiple TSA employees and that he wanted to “instill fear in their traitorous minds”
Gerardo I. Hernandez, 39, became the first TSA officer in the agency’s 12-year history to be killed in the line of duty
The gunman opened fire early Friday morning, forcing an evacuation of Terminal 3
Behind the scenes with the countless volunteers who make Urban Shield training so valuable — ‘victims’ will never fully know the good they did this weekend
Scenario #19 at Urban Shield 2013 challenged the competing SWAT teams to incorporate personnel from the Fremont (Calif.) Fire Department into their plans to deal with an active shooter
Students returning to school for the first time since last week’s shooting will be greeted by extra police officers
The wounded — a major and a sergeant major who had both served overseas — were expected to be released from a Memphis hospital soon