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.
The number of attacks is alarming, but we are seeing more stories about successes from police intervention before and during attacks
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A nine-hour standoff in Texas led to the death of Sgt. Josh Bartlett
Toledo officers ran through the chaotic scene amid a hail of bullets, video shows
The FBI said it had “no reason to believe” that the game was under threat, but local Denver police officials refused to rule out the possibility of a mass shooting plot
Some 31 people remain listed as missing
Agencies are (or should be) preparing for continued rolling blackouts meant to minimize the risk of electrical line-caused fires
The number of confirmed dead has risen to 18, with 145 residents still unaccounted for
Firefighters, police officers and others working 12-hour shifts at the site have been plied with everything from pizza and energy drinks to deep-fried Oreos
I hope first responders working the scene can get the psychological care they need, soon
First responders still hope to find people alive as they comb through the rubble, said the city’s mayor
Two juveniles whom police previously charged were released and had their cases dropped
Officer Gordon Beesley was remembered for his integrity and love of the outdoors
At least six cyclists were critically injured by the crash
Authorities said the gunman was a worker at the factory
A 17-year-old has been arrested in the shooting that killed one and left 13 wounded
Police said the gunman shot a grandmother and her grandson before killing himself
An investigation found that DeWayne Craddock “struggled with how he perceived his own work performance and how others at work viewed him”
The video shows officers bursting through a set of double doors, where they find the shooter
Three people stepped out of an SUV with rifles and handguns and began shooting into the crowd outside the concert hall, said Miami-Dade police
A coworker also said that the gunman had worked regularly with the victims
“I never believed him, and it never happened. Until now,” said the man’s ex-wife
Officials said the suspect, an employee at the rail yard, had also died
Police said no arrests were immediately made
Police said the gunfire stemmed from two men who got into an argument near a nightclub
“I just slowly pulled the gun out of her hand,” the teacher said in a new interview. “She didn’t give it to me, but she didn’t fight”
The Averted School Violence database aims to help law enforcement learn how school attacks are planned, discovered and thwarted
Chief Col. Hugh T. Clements said it involved an “ongoing feud” involving two groups known to authorities
The decisions to seek the death penalty and a sentencing enhancement under Georgia’s hate crime law “send a message that everyone within this community is valued,” said the Fulton County District Attorney
Police identified the shooter as the boyfriend of a female victim at the party attended by friends, family and children
Investigators believe an argument escalated and resulted in multiple shooters
“My heart breaks for the families who have lost someone they love,” Colorado Springs Police Chief Vince Niski said
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