Active Shooter
The Active Shooter topic gives patrol officers and SWAT team members an invaluable resource to find news articles, tactical tips and expert commentary for active shooter response.
The group of people who have a significant impact on survivability are the civilian individuals already on the scene
We must expect that religious facilities are primary targets, and take the active measures necessary to protect them from likely attack
After attending this federally funded training, officers have a much better chance of helping themselves or another officer in a gunshot trauma scenario
The shooting occurred around 1:30 p.m. Friday
Virginia Tech says it acted appropriately in alerting the campus that bloody spring day in 2007
The man accused of firing shots inside the main post office in Alabama’s capital city was a postal employee
Confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik belongs in psychiatric care instead of prison, prosecutors in Norway said
Police are seeking suspects in a shooting that occurred while a rap video was filmed
Three years after a three-day siege in Mumbai, India, we must contemplate the possibility a of multiple-location multiple-attacker assault happening here
Staying connected with the other victims’ families has helped
New police video shows the bloody scene, the shooter lying dead, and the helmet that saved one victim’s life
Just after midnight early Tuesday, two men started shooting at each other on Bourbon Street
When lives are at stake, it may be necessary to roll the dice with outside-the-box thinking
Police, prison data can find gun users ‘to go after,’ attorney general says
‘We consider it safe to take him off isolation,’ police attorney said
Suspect’s ex-wife worked at the salon where he opened fire
Authorities say Shareef Allman, 47, gunned down his co-workers during a routine safety meeting
The disgruntled employee opened fire at a safety meeting
A Chinese-made version of an AK-47 was professionally altered to work as an illegal automatic weapon
To many people in the English-speaking world, al-Awlaki has been the face of al Qaeda since SEALs killed Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan
The 51-year-old man stopped his car in the middle of a street shortly before midday and began shooting
Gunman shot one person before police fatally shot him on courthouse lawn Sept. 13
A surveillance video in central Oslo displays bombman Anders Behring Breivik disguised as a police officer
Eduardo Sencion would kill three people and wound eight others in all before shooting himself in the head
‘It just comes down to part of my DNA,’ Michael Lavery said
Officer Nick Armstrong, 27, died Sunday from a gunshot wound
Officers need to cultivate a balance between securing a center and cultivating an open, family-friendly atmosphere
An apparently unprovoked attack killed Jeremy Henwood
Anders Behring Breivik’s family speaks of his childhood and career
Breivik: Wanted to publicize calls to expel Muslims from Europe
Pre-incident planning must take place, with things like airborne and maritime assets specifically considered in mutual-aid capability assessments
You can’t predict where or when you may encounter an active shooter — whether it’s on or off duty — so be prepared always
Police force had responded “as soon as possible,” said Oslo police chief
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