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.
In high-stress situations, maintain radio discipline by knowing what’s important to say right now, what can wait until later and what doesn’t need to be said at all
The following tactical imperatives are for solo officers or a hastily assembled team
Updated data from a 2023 study on officer fatalities in active shooter events reinforces a critical finding: law enforcement officers face greater danger outside the building than inside
Most calls were short, but one lasted more than four minutes: A man begging for dispatchers to send help as he tried to stop his wife and child from bleeding out
This school was very unique in that I felt I could walk out of Last Resort Firearms Training headquarters and teach a class with very little preparation
Officer Nickolas Wilt has been taken off all life-sustaining medical equipment and can follow some commands
The investigation into the deadly shooting at the Allen outlet mall is ongoing, with law enforcement officials searching for a motive behind the attack
An Allen PD officer, who was on an unrelated call at the mall, engaged the suspect and neutralized the threat
WFAA-TV reported that police on the scene said there were multiple victims, including children
‘Technology played a huge role,’ said Cobb police Chief Stuart VanHoozer. ‘Those tools are really what got us the clues that we needed’
At least one person is dead and four others injured after a shooting inside a West Peachtree Street building
Retired Sheriff Jim Hammond said he joined the lawsuit to ensure transparency on how the situation was handled by law enforcement is upheld
The number of active shooter incidents decreased, but the number of wounded and killed went up, in a 2022 report from the FBI
Under the bill, teachers and staff would need to take courses in first aid, firearms training and mental health training
The science of active shooter response is relatively new; is there a better model?
Officer Nickolas Wilt’s brother said pneumonia “is a common illness after being on a vent” and that “the doctors and nurses are working to treat it”
Officer Nickolas Wilt was on the job for just 10 days when he was critically wounded by the active shooter at Old National Bank
‘I’m hiding in a closet': 911 calls from co-workers, gunman’s mother released in Louisville shooting
“I need your help. He’s never hurt anyone, he’s a good kid,” the gunman’s mother said
The video shows the moments when police arrived on scene as the shooter they couldn’t see from the street rained bullets down on them
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Officer Nickolas Wilt is in critical but stable condition after undergoing emergency brain surgery
Officers exchanged gunfire with the shooter, who appeared to be a former employee of the bank
The officers describe how their training kicked in when they entered the school building
Authorities stated that while Hale’s motive has not been established, she had considered the actions of mass murderers
James Musgrove charged the shooter, retrieved the gun and struck the shooter until he was subdued
Steven Paddock lost over $1.5M, became obsessed with firearms and distanced himself from family in the months leading up to the massacre
The release of the audio comes as funeral plans for the six victims are being made
The shooter legally bought seven weapons in recent years and hid the guns before carrying out the attack
Police departments can reduce active shooter incident response variability – here’s how
As a trainer, I must state unequivocally that the Nashville officers excelled in their response to this tragedy. And here is how they did this, by the numbers
Chief John Drake said the shooter had elaborate planning, including surveillance of the school before the attack
“Through high-quality, repetitive training, we will become a safer country.”
Police said they believe the 28-year-old female shooter was a former student at The Covenant School
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