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.
Communication is key during these high-stress events where initial responding officers are tasked with gathering intelligence
Your hard-earned knowledge about active shooter events may help to prevent your loved ones from becoming victims
SROs can start by being prepared, proactive, resourceful and decisive
Court officers restrain a man during the life sentencing of the Buffalo supermarket shooter
“As the investigation continued, and out of an abundance of caution, the Ewing Public Schools were closed for the day,” Ewing Police said
Coral Springs public safety service members have turned to therapy, peer counseling and charity work
A tip from the public led to a confrontation with officers miles from campus where the gunman fatally shot himself
Dozens of police, fire and EMS vehicles have responded, and a unified command post has been established on campus
An integrated approach with multiple information sources plays a role in the detection and prevention of incidents
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Investigators believed the shooting was targeted at one partygoer and that bystanders were hurt in the process
Once Shante Trumpet noticed the gunman’s grip had loosed on the gun, she knew it was her time to act
Metro officials said they had recently beefed up security measures, including increased police patrols and video surveillance
The suspect reportedly told police he carried out the attack after a supervisor demanded he pay $100 to fix a forklift damaged at work
Authorities say Huu Can Tran hadn’t been to the dance hall in at least five years and did not appear to target the victims specifically
The public wasn’t notified of the shooting for five hours, but Chief Scott Wiese said he didn’t have enough information to effectively alert residents
The 72-page report analyzed 173 incidents that resulted in three or more individuals injured or killed across public or semi-public spaces
The massacre is believed to be a “workplace violence incident,” officials said
The gunman had visited Hemet police twice this month to report he was the victim of fraud, theft and poisoning by family members
Four people were killed at a mushroom farm and three at a trucking business on the outskirts of Half Moon Bay
Three officers were nearby when shots were fired and their “immediate response prevented further injuries,” police said
“I needed to take this weapon, disarm him or else everybody would have died,” a man whose family runs the venue said
Police have yet to reveal a possible motive for the shooting, including whether it was a possible hate crime or domestic violence incident
Evansville Police Chief Billy Bolin said the shooter, a former employee who wounded one victim, “absolutely planned to die last night”
In the past four months, there have been at least three training shootings nationally
Some LE cars were left locked and couldn’t quickly be moved, forcing medics to try various routes to the school, crisscrossing through residents’ yards
Evidence shows the teen fired at officers first after shooting six people, fatally wounding five; the suspect later died due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound
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Another person was shot by the attacker and hospitalized, but is expected to survive according to police
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