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Telecommunicators play a critical role in determining the nature and extent of the threat and supplying in-field responders with information
The most critical deficiency in active shooter response is in the area of leadership – specifically, command and control
In late June, the FBI released what it called “Phase Two” of the agency’s ongoing examination of active killer events that took place between 2000 and 2013
Suspect kills self in Ohio State shooting, police say
Gunman shot himself as police closed in
Security officer on shooter: “I recognized a certain look on his face”
The former officer confronted ex-wife, resulting in a shooting
Officer deaths this year have jumped by 112 percent since March 2009
Nurse suffered non-life threatening injuries
Initial interviews show the shooting may have been gang related
Suspect in gun battle had clashed with neighbors
Detective Joel Wahlenmaier was killed, and Officer Javier Bejar is not expected to live
One officer remains in critical condition on life support
The suspect said he planned to shoot as many people as possible before killing himself
Officers fatally shot Johnny Lee Wicks, who had opened fire in a Las Vegas courthouse and killed a federal court guard
Police reports have officially been released, chronicling the suspect’s history of violence
First Atlanta-area officer to be killed since 2008
A 14-year-old boy and 19-year-old man were shot in front of about 100 people
Jeffrey Grahn opened fire at the M & M Restaurant and Lounge
A University of Alabama woman opened fire and killed three, injured three others
No students were involved in the shootout that happened on campus
Your sidearm will never be a carbine, but it will be there when you need it, provided you brought it in the first place and you have the skill to use it effectively
Police say the suspect got bullets inside store
There were no reports of injuries as SWAT surrounded the building
The Joint Operations Center houses more than 200 officers from 68 agencies
A note on a wall threatens that black students would be killed Feb. 2
How has policing changed in the past 10 years? We collected responses from P1 members and columnists
Sgt. Kimberly Munley and Mark Todd are credited with stopping the Ft. Hood rampage
The state troopers tackled him before anyone was hurt
Bomb teams searched Christopher Bryan Speight’s house after his arrest
Christopher Speight hid in dense woods during manhunt
More than 100 law enforcement officials had the suspect circled in woods