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.
Exploring the indictment of Chief Pete Arredondo and the legal challenges in proving criminal negligence in the Uvalde school shooting case
Former head of the FBI’s active shooter program, Katherine Schweit, shares an insider look at how to prevent shootings and the role threat assessment teams play
There is no single answer to the cause of mass school shootings, but it goes much deeper and further than issues of gun control and mental illness
“We thank them all for seeing something and saying something” said Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young
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Sheriff Michael Bouchard is reminding deputies that it’s OK to ask for help as they process this traumatic incident
After being charged with manslaughter, the couple fled and was arrested in Detroit – just as Chief James White expected
James and Jennifer Crumbley entered not guilty pleas to each of the four involuntary manslaughter counts against them during a hearing held on Zoom
Sheriff Mike Bouchard says an attorney for the couple hasn’t been able to reach them
The Waukesha Sheriff’s Department was inspired to go the extra mile after its officers responded to the deadly attack
A detective is heard saying it’s safe to come out but the students refused, believing it might be a trick from the gunman
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder and terrorism for a shooting that killed four and wounded seven others
In the wake of another deadly school shooting, local law enforcement explains the importance of SROs
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested, the sheriff’s office said
“It took a lot of ache out of my heart,” said Officer Gary Wallace
City leaders in the Denver suburb called for “all hands on deck”
A phenomenon known as “bystander fatigue” may account for why no one reported the man to authorities, a new FBI report says
“The fact he didn’t step on the brakes: That was intentional. The fact that his foot was on the gas: That was intentional. He could have stopped.”
City trucks “will be strategically placed” in areas of the largest crowds, police said
The man who plowed through a Christmas parade is facing five counts of first-degree homicide
The FBI failed to investigate a tip it had received about a month before the attack, the deal said
Video from a doorbell camera captured the suspect’s arrest after the massacre
Pre-plan for bystander response, mental health support for when chaotic violence disrupts a mass gathering
Darrell Brooks had left the scene of the domestic disturbance that had taken place just minutes earlier, but was not being pursued by police at the time of the crash
Police confirm a person of interest is in custody, and the investigation is ongoing
Video showed a red SUV breaking through barriers and speeding into the roadway where the parade was taking place
The gunman legally bought the two rifles used in the shooting, despite having a gun taken away from him a year earlier
A school resource officer applied a “life-saving tourniquet” to one of the victims, police said
Houston police are conducting a separate criminal investigation into the events left 10 dead
The incident was not only deadly, it was also tactically eye-opening
Investigators searched the gunman’s internet history after he was killed and found an extensive YouTube history of anti-police and First Amendment auditor videos
A criminal investigation into the deaths at last week’s music festival is underway
“I’m not against the independent investigation when it’s warranted. It’s not warranted right now,” said Chief Troy Finner
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