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Every police agency should include a social media communications policy in its active shooter response protocols to ensure timely delivery of information
We’ve seen too many examples of officers being injured in the hands or arms during gunfights to ignore this common pattern of injury
Now more than ever, police agencies must work with faith-based communities to ensure they’re prepared
One gunshot rang out, then about 20 seconds later everyone scattered
Not since World War II have Britain and the United States teamed up for such a massive security operation on British soil
A school board VP made a joke during a commencement speech about a sniper being inside the stadium
Online weapons dealer investigated by Wis. police provided equipment in two other mass shootings
The shots rang out just as some 300 people were exiting a night club after a rap concert
An Army psychiatrist charged in the fatal 2009 shooting rampage in Texas may be barred from the courtroom because he grew a beard, which is contrary to military regulations
Was having personal problems, SWAT team responded; surrendered after talking with negotiators
Police chief says the case has been trying for all law enforcement involved
A trauma surgeon Wednesday was named a person of interest in a fatal shooting at a Buffalo hospital
Court records show Montgomery police arrested Leonard in 2008 on a charge of carrying a pistol without a license
Police have not made any arrests in the shooting, which occurred just after an hour-long service
Even while gunman aimed at him, one man fought back
City has seen as many homicides so far this year as all of last year
Shootings set off a manhunt that forced officials to close nearby schools
After a few minutes, officers had fired at the shooter and sent her to the hospital
Two fatal highway shootings prompted warnings a fake officer might be pulling over victims
Man seen aiming at bus, notebook with bus numbers found, suspect shot at neighbor who approached
Man, 42, opened fire at a playground
Army psychiatrist charged in rampage faces the death penalty if convicted
Cockfighting site was large and well established, with concession stands and bleachers
Anders Behring Breivik claimed to be speaking as a commander of an “anti-communist” resistance movement
The April 16, 2007, massacre was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history
Anders Behring Breivik confessed to the attacks but rejected criminal guilt, saying he had acted to protect Norway
Shootings prompted a precautionary lockdown of a nearby technical college
A string of shootings in Tulsa left 3 dead
Investigators think the shootings are linked
Suspect was expelled from university, appeared to have planned the attack for several weeks
A gunman opened fire this morning at an Oakland Christian university