Active Shooter
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Averted acts of school violence contain invaluable information regarding the strengths or potential weaknesses of current policies, procedures and training
NFPA 3000 is a framework for preparing fire departments, EMS agencies, law enforcement and communities for active shooter incident response and recovery
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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
Jared Lee Loughner is truly a never-been-seen-before aberration — something that has never been done before in history
Police have not yet revealed a motive for the violence
The back bag holding the ammunition was discovered by an 18-year-old who was walking his dog this morning
Took Loughner’s driver’s license and registration but found no outstanding warrants and did not search the car
Preparing for that moment when a person like Jared Lee Loughner opens fire in your immediate vicinity involves both hardware and software — solid hardware on the hip and sound software between your ears
“I wasn’t scared of him physically,” he said. “But I was scared of him bringing a weapon to class”
‘Person of interest’ a cab driver who has been cleared of involvement
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