Active Shooter
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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
For emergency responders, trauma from responding to an act of mass violence can create a cyclical pattern of negative thinking
New training program educates students, parents and teachers on how to recognize the warning signs that a student may be progressing toward violence
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
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
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