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Safariland instructors showed a group of trainees how to react when “hide and hope” is not an option in an active shooter situation
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Several others were wounded and an aide to the Democrat was reportedly killed
The suspect surrendered while police in body armor surrounded the restaurant with guns drawn
There was a brief shooting outside the mall involving undercover officers
He said he stopped shooting because he ran out of ammo
Tuesday’s date was circled on a calendar found in the trailer where 56-year-old Clay Duke lived
They killed a bad guy and saved lives, but there will be an emotional backlash because some in the community will condemn the actions
The University could be fined for waiting too long to notify students about the shooting rampage
Authorities also said they did not know what might have motivated the boy who made no demands or requests during the standoff
Cops suspected domestic violence because they had been called to the apartment in recent weeks
The SWAT commander says there is no doubt the vehicle saved lives that day
The suspect fatally shot two men and injured one woman before an officer hit him with a TASER as he broke into the PD
Mark Hopton, who reporedly had 12 guns at the house, was charged Wednesday with making terrorist threats
Police surrounded the store while the gunman holed up in back
Two officers fled the apartment, then went back inside to retrieve their wounded comrade, who they carried down the stairs
One man was hit with a slug in the abdomen and the officer took a shot to the chest
Accused of killing one worker, and then using her employee ID card to get inside the building and fatally shoot another
A woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the double shooting
Witness says shooting happened during robbery attempt
Sheriff’s Department spokesman says the man tried to talk to all three victims about bees
The 24 year old shot and killed his father during a 13-minute rampage and then turned the gun on himself
Police followed the suspect to the library, where he turned the assault rifle on himself without the officers firing a shot
SWAT officers put the campus on lockdown
Saline County Sheriff Alan Moore told the Lincoln Star Journal that about 35 people were at the Americold Logistics facility when the gunman opened fire
The FBI says 44-year-old Bettina Maria Goins of El Paso was pronounced dead at a hospital after the shooting
The man, who was reportedly unhappy with his mother’s treatment, also shot a faculty physician
As she walked in the plant, she fired at an employee who had followed her in and had yelled, “Hide, she’s got a gun!”
Police say a man shot his girlfriend and fled in a 2004 black Chevy Tahoe
Deputy Joe Leeds took four rounds center-mass from a gunman’s .22
The man went inside the office and pointed a gun at the principal’s head