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.
Discover how LMPD’s Wellness Unit’s framework paved the way for officer support and agency resilience following a 2023 active shooter incident at the Old National Bank
Interoperability is not just a technical term; it’s the backbone of a coordinated and efficient emergency response strategy
A detailed analysis of the Uvalde incident unveils critical flaws in active shooter response, offering vital insights for law enforcement agencies nationwide
Lt. Mariano Pargas is the second police leader to leave law enforcement in the fallout following the police response to the shooting at Robb Elementary School
Josh Gutierrez, who has served as an emergency management coordinator in other school districts, has experience as both a LEO and educator
The calls kicked off a police response from agencies across the state and federal government
Lt. Mariano Pargas spoke with a dispatcher at 12:16 p.m; it wasn’t until 12:50 p.m. that officers entered the room and killed the gunman
A former football player is suspected of killing three football players and wounding two other students
Officer Lina Mino was shot with a live round and then taken by ambulance to hospital
A combination of surveillance and bodycam footage shows the moments leading up to and after two nurses were murdered by Nestor Hernandez in a maternity hospital ward
The sentencing came after parents, wives and siblings of the slain gave powerful victim impact statements condemning the shooter
The team will be charged with catching “warning signs” that a person may become violent and disrupting potential incidents before they occur
Both officers were shot at close range, with the suspect opening fire after the LEOs began questioning him about his involvement in another shooting
The gunman, who is still at large, reportedly fired the shots using a long gun from the roof of a building in Newark
The gunman wrote his motive for the shooting and a countdown to the violent attack in a notebook that police found in his car
Police said no existing law would have prevented the private sale of the gun to the 19-year-old shooter
The suspect’s mother found the gun in their home and wanted it removed days prior, but officers determined the shooter was lawfully permitted to have the firearm
Prior to the change, school resource officers stored their long-range rifles in their vehicles, which are parked in school lots during the day
The shooter left behind a hand-written note offering his explanation for the shooting
The suspect had previously been let out on bail twice within a month-long period on separate domestic violence and attempted armed robbery charges
Police Chief Michael Sack said fast actions by a security guard, along with police officers who “ran to the gunfire” helped end the shooting before more people were killed or hurt
The gunman’s girlfriend, who had given birth to their child, said he told her “We are both going to die today” and “Whoever comes in this room is going to die with us”
The calls that came into dispatch centers across the state on Oct. 11 join a recent spate of false active shooter calls across the country
The gunman was on parole for aggravated robbery and had an active ankle monitor
No details were offered about the officer’s role at the scene of the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School or the specific reason he was fired
Among the shooter’s victims were the shooter’s brother and off-duty Raleigh Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres
“We need to do some reforms to be better serving victims of crimes and the families of victims of crimes.”
Two others, including a Raleigh Police Department K9 officer, were transported to a hospital
The jury said that it could not unanimously agree that the shooter should be executed
This webinar will outline the steps to conducting meetings and deciding on roles, responsibilities and procedures to developing tabletop exercises and small-scale training drills, and eventually graduating to full-scale training exercises that involve realistic role players and responses for active shooter response
Officials requested additional Texas DPS troopers to patrol schools during the transition after “recent developments” prompted the changes
A school police officer hired after the massacre was not only on campus during the May attack as a Texas state trooper, but under investigation over her actions
An armed man wounded one person in gunfire that led to evacuations and lockdowns in a popular dining and shopping area
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