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.
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
The group of people who have a significant impact on survivability are the civilian individuals already on the scene
‘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
Just a few hours separated the unrelated rampages
Police said the couple had been having ongoing marriage problems
A suspect fired several shots from a handgun after fighting erupted among teenagers at a birthday party
Police: Shooter was looking for a woman and found her with another man
The felon who tried to kill a police officer didn’t realize her gun was empty
As part of a new public safety collaboration, firefighters are being posted in high crime areas
Gunman fled the scene in a black Toyota Prius
A quiet, agricultural town in central Wyoming is reeling from a shooting spree after a man opened fire
The U.S. military refers to them as ‘Designated Marksman,’ and I propose we adopt similar terminology and the same weaponry for perhaps one in 10 patrol officers
Police take a 33-year-old man into custody
In the post 9/11 world, we now know if active shooters or terrorists take over a hotel, public event, or school, they probably have no interest in escape
Police say suspect in Ariz. shootings, 73-year-old Carey Hal Dyess, killed himself
The 13-year-old girl ran away from a Utah foster care facility days earlier with 31-year-old man, leading to the gunfight
Anti-illegal immigration group is criticizing a scenario involving a teen who vents his anger over immigration through violence
“It definitely was an assault rifle,” the guard said. Dozens swarmed and evacuated the mall during a failed 10-hour search
Opponents, including some university and law enforcement officials, worry that students and faculty would live in fear of classmates and colleagues
Originally developed as a spreadsheet after Columbine, the system has evolved into a sophisticated Internet-based program that can be accessed from desktops, police cruisers and PDAs/smartphones
After 52-year-old John Futrell started shooting, deputies in the building returned fire
Preparing for combat with one or more Jihadist extremists expecting to die while carrying out his/their attacks is the biggest problem facing law enforcement
A gunman opened fire Saturday, hitting the anti-gang detective in the upper body in his unmarked vehicle
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