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.
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The man accused of killing nine people at a church in Charleston last month will stand trial next July
Nearly three years to the day since he slipped into a darkened midnight movie premiere and opened fire
Father alerted authorities last fall that his son had a long history of mental illness
A jail clerk entered in the incorrect location for Dylann Roof’s drug arrest in February
The officer was shot days later after the bombing when Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was attempting to flee
Some victims may have been targeted at random in the seven-week period of shooting rampages
FBI attributed the problem to incomplete and inaccurate paperwork
Dylann Storm Roof, already charged with nine counts of murder, received three new charges of attempted murder
Prosecutors say he held them at bay in a calculated effort to conceal, defense claims he was delusional and isolated
In light of recent ISIS attacks across the globe, local officers are gearing up as precaution
The video opens with James Holmes picking at an electrical socket with a staple
Order was issued Tuesday in lawsuit arising from May brawl in which nine bikers were killed and 177 people arrested
Friends and family paint a portrait of a troubled and confused 21-year-old
Doctor’s testimony challenges insanity plea
Police officers stood guard and checked bags as hundreds of people filed into a church Thursday
Officers high-fived each other after putting Dylann Roof into a patrol car
The shootings, experts say, are a reminder of the persistent dangers posed by disaffected people who are bent on violence but whose statements before they act may skate below the radar of police
Authorities believe manifesto is genuine but are unsure whether Dylann Roof had sole control over it
Messages of love, recovery and healing were interspersed throughout the service, which no doubt reverberated throughout churches across the country
Police say her quick thinking helped bring 21-year-old Dylann Roof into custody
Suspect is charged with nine counts of murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, police said Friday
Obama said he has been called upon too often to mourn the deaths of innocents killed by those “who had no trouble getting their hands on a gun”
Suspect was arrested at a traffic stop Thursday morning in North Carolina
Authorities described the shooting as a hate crime
Therapist has had other patients talk about killing people, but Holmes didn’t have a plan or target
Prosecutors say that by withholding key details from therapist, Holmes showed he knew what he was doing was wrong
Advocates for ailing Sept. 11 first responders urged Congress on Thursday to permanently extend a law providing medical monitoring and treatment
Ex testified James Holmes showed no interest in guns during their relationshipm
Law enforcement officers who responded in the first moments had no idea how dire situation was
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