Mass Casualty Incidents
The Mass Casualty Incidents topic page provides news, videos and expert columns about dealing with large-scale incidents including terrorist attacks, dirty bombs, natural disasters and more.
“I was standing right in front of Union Station, just to the west of the stage, when I heard shots fired.”
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Worshippers and their pastor were credited with holding the gunman until police arrived
“An officer takes an oath,” said one Buffalo officer in the wake of a mass shooting. “It doesn’t stop when you retire”
Police say churchgoers detained the gunman calling their intervention an act of “exceptional heroism and bravery”
Authorities were still working to confirm the authenticity of a 180-page manifesto that was posted online that detailed the plot
Aaron Salter is credited with confronting and shooting the assailant at the supermarket before being fatally shot
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Police said as many as 50 rounds were fired inside a home filled with underage partygoers
Authorities said they do not believe it was a random attack
The shooting rampage “was premeditated” and “in cold blood,” attorneys said at the man’s first court appearance
The announcement came just hours after a shooter wounded 10 on a subway train in Brooklyn; there is currently no “credible threat,” officials say
Frank R. James, 62, was taken into custody in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood; the motive for Tuesday’s violence remains unclear
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5 victims are in critical condition; NYPD found a U-Haul van sought in connection with the shooting
Investigators believe two men fired more than a dozen shots early Sunday
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As Sacramento heals from a shooting that killed 6 and wounded 12, some wonder how the city plans to prevent future violence
“I have some very serious questions about why the alleged perpetrators were out on the streets,” said Mayor Darrell Steinberg
A shooting that left 6 dead and 12 wounded was a gunfight among gang rivals, police said
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The suspect had been rejected for an even earlier release after prosecutors argued he had “little regard for human life”
“The event should not have been allowed to happen in the first place,” said Chief Eddie Garcia
Police say the two suspects are brothers. One of them was hospitalized with serious injuries
Police Chief Kathy Lester pleaded with the public to share videos and other evidence that could lead to the suspects
Police were searching for at least one suspect after an early morning shooting downtown
Search of the scene hadn’t been completed because of vehicles still burning
George Santayana’s adage that, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” certainly applies to police response to mass casualty incidents
Boulder Police say the year since Talley’s death has been “a very challenging” one for the department
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