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.
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Patrick Gray Sharp, 29, once worked as a jailer and security guard
The attacker was licensed by DPS as security guard and resigned a few days ago from his security guard position with Encore Wire Corp.
The attempted assault on Texas police by 29-year-old Patrick Gray Sharp included an improvised explosive device, an “assault rifle,” a shotgun, and a .45 pistol
An e-mail from the school said: ‘Shots fired. Campus on lockdown. Cops on the scene. Details to follow.’
“There were verbal things going on,” Chief of Detectives Dennis Richards said
The one police bullet that was recovered from the victim’s body is the bullet that killed him, according to an autopsy report
Police are searching for a 30-year-old man who has been charged with the murder
He quietly signed a letter of resignation and was headed for the door when he pulled out a gun and started firing
Were fatally shot early Sunday following a party outside a South Side home
The cop shot one of the suspects and SWAT officers captured two others in a nearby building
He had barricaded himself in his home with intent to commit suicide
Shooting followed reports of gunfire in the nearby woods
Suspect surrendered after an overnight standoff
Brandon Paudert and Bill Evans were abmbushed with AK-47s after a traffic stop
Attempted robbery began gunfight in which one robber died, another suffered life-threatening injuries
Preventing juvenile mass murder in American schools is the job of police officers, school teachers, and concerned parents
Afternoon sessions included an examination of off duty safety for officers and their families and a comparison of the Columbine and Virginia Tech incidents
“Day that changed us forever,” former President Bill Clinton said last year
Suspect died from self-inflicted gunshot wound
Police: Shootings believed to be unrelated
Three suspects are in custody
Sheriff Fred Wegener says that preparing schools for an active shooter is community policing at its best
Law allows departments to sell confiscated weapons to buy other equipment
Anger followed Nichols’ spree, but many security plans still aren’t in play
Suspect kills self in Ohio State shooting, police say
Gunman shot himself as police closed in
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