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No matter how much training, experience and proven good judgment you have, some people will never be comfortable with an old sheepdog being armed
The actions of Sgt. Ron Helus during the shooting at a California bar undoubtedly saved lives; here’s what else LE can learn from this horrific attack
Every police agency should include a social media communications policy in its active shooter response protocols to ensure timely delivery of information
A critical mechanism in preventing active shooter attacks is the ability to identify a student as a potential threat in the earliest possible stages
Incident under investigation as murder-suicide
Incident under investigation as workplace-related violence
An active shooter kit is a balance of enough stuff to get you through a serious fight, but not so much stuff it becomes cumbersome
There will be a series of seminars addressing topics such as National Security, Mass Casualty Response, and Active Shooter Threat Planning and Preparation
I was ready to push my kids to the floor, jump over the pew, and run toward the threat with the intention of taking it out – or die trying
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