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.
Officer Scot Peterson is currently under investigation for failing to engage the shooter during the mass killing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Nearly every school attack has been preceded by many warning signs
Now that there is a little deeper understanding of the legal parameters, police agencies are beginning to adopt the technology
Security officers engaged the attacker after he rammed a vehicle through the building, igniting a fire inside Temple Israel in West Bloomfield
Austin officers arrived within 56 seconds of the first 911 call, shooting and killing the suspect after he fired at police, Chief Lisa Davis said
The partnership offers a blueprint for the operational workflows, governance and joint planning required to integrate school video systems into a real time crime center
How Austin police officers and first responders moved toward gunfire in 57 seconds — and why mindset matters in active violence
Officers confronted and killed the gunman within a minute of the first 911 call after he targeted patrons outside a bar near the University of Texas campus
What happens between the alert and the response — and why leadership decisions made early matter
From a hoax school shooting to Boston Marathon planning, real-world incidents show how relationships and pre-event coordination determine outcomes
As threats escalate on open campuses, law enforcement leaders are expected to prevent tragedy without the authority, intelligence or institutional support required to succeed
The suspect, accused of killing two students and an MIT professor, was identified through LPRs and a Reddit tip after a multi-state manhunt
The release of the lone detainee leaves no known suspect, with officials pledging to ramp up the investigation by canvassing for surveillance video that could help pinpoint the suspect
Two people were killed and nine were wounded when a man armed with a handgun opened fire in an engineering classroom as students took final exams
Students sheltered in place for hours as police searched academic buildings and neighborhoods around the Ivy League campus for the shooter
Questions from a recent Police1 webinar highlight the coordination and preparedness gaps law enforcement agencies still face
The ASIM QuickStart curriculum covers staging, tactical and contact team operations, casualty collection, triage, rescue task forces and emergency transport
Dr. Dominique Wong’s research shows how police can use simple, evidence-based medical skills to save victims who can’t wait for EMS in an active-shooter event
The Myrtle Beach officer made the “conscious decision to fire his weapon even though the sidewalk was crowded” in order “to protect the lives of innocent bystanders,” according to the report
After ordering the gunman several times to drop his gun, a Grand Blanc Township officer and a Mich. Department of Natural Resources conservation officer, opened fire on the suspect
“They were shielding the children who were also present within the church, moving them to safety. Just hundreds of people, just practicing their faith,” Chief William Reyne said
The Barrel Breacher attaches directly to an officer’s rifle; to deploy it, officers attach the breacher to their weapon, pull a ring to activate it and apply pressure to the door lock
Thomas Sanford was killed by police after driving his truck into a Church of the Latter-day Saints building, shooting multiple people and setting fire to the structure
At least four people have died and eight have been injured in the attack on a Grand Blanc Township Church of the Latter-day Saints congregation; the shooter was shot and killed by officers
After the suspect left the church, two officers pursued him and “engaged in gunfire,” Police Chief William Renye said, killing the gunman
Law enforcement sources identified the shooter to the Associated Press as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn, who shot and killed himself after shooting “indiscriminately at the ICE building”
Extremist tactics, sniper attacks and online incitement are reshaping the threat landscape, leaving officers with shrinking windows to respond
The gunman, who killed himself following the shooting, had ammunition with anti-ICE messaging written on it
New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella credited the bystanders for averting a more extensive tragedy in the shooting that killed one man, Robert DeCesare Jr.
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