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.
Report identifies preventable failures in communication, planning, execution and leadership on and before July 13 incident
A call for enhanced training and innovation to reverse the trend and keep officers safe
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Dozens of police, fire and EMS vehicles have responded, and a unified command post has been established on campus
During a mass casualty incident, or when EMS isn’t available, survival of the wounded may depend on you
Authorities are searching for two suspects and increased a reward offer to more than $20K for information leading to their arrests
The suspect reportedly told police he carried out the attack after a supervisor demanded he pay $100 to fix a forklift damaged at work
Authorities say Huu Can Tran hadn’t been to the dance hall in at least five years and did not appear to target the victims specifically
The public wasn’t notified of the shooting for five hours, but Chief Scott Wiese said he didn’t have enough information to effectively alert residents
The 72-page report analyzed 173 incidents that resulted in three or more individuals injured or killed across public or semi-public spaces
The massacre is believed to be a “workplace violence incident,” officials said
The gunman had visited Hemet police twice this month to report he was the victim of fraud, theft and poisoning by family members
Four people were killed at a mushroom farm and three at a trucking business on the outskirts of Half Moon Bay
“I needed to take this weapon, disarm him or else everybody would have died,” a man whose family runs the venue said
Police have yet to reveal a possible motive for the shooting, including whether it was a possible hate crime or domestic violence incident
The killer shot the young mother and her child “assassination-style,” along with a grandmother who was shot as she slept
“The level of violence … this was not your run-of-the-mill, low-end gang member,” Sheriff Mike Boudreaux said
Sam Dunbar, 21, veered from a real estate career to pursue becoming a police officer after an officer was killed during a 2021 mass shooting
Some LE cars were left locked and couldn’t quickly be moved, forcing medics to try various routes to the school, crisscrossing through residents’ yards
Evidence shows the teen fired at officers first after shooting six people, fatally wounding five; the suspect later died due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound
Another person was shot by the attacker and hospitalized, but is expected to survive according to police
10 years later, we continue to grieve, reflect on the power of resilience, and appreciate our first responders
Officer Casey Clark was shot in the right knee; an officer applied a tourniquet while Clark was dragged to safety
All public safety agencies will be located in one location for better communication; HPD’s police chief will have the authority to reject security plans
Two former school board officials said policies and procedures that could have prevented the shooting were approved but never implemented
The shooter also died in the incident inside the Chesapeake store busy with Thanksgiving shoppers
Chesapeake police believe “less than 10" people have died, after officers sent rescue and tactical teams inside to render aid
In the video, a man believed to be Anderson Lee Aldrich is seen wearing body armor and a helmet while toting what appears to be a rifle between rooms
During the attack, Rich Fierro grasped the gunman’s body armor, yanked him down and yelled at another patron to move the rifle out of reach
One of the customers grabbed a handgun from the suspect, hit him with it and pinned him down until police arrived
The gunman was subdued by patrons and arrested by police who were on the scene within minutes
Sheriff Alex Villanueva initially stated investigators believed the crash was a “deliberate act” and that there was probable cause to make the arrest
La Crosse police work hard to keep the peace during Octoberfest, and this year, a perimeter protection plan was introduced to prevent a Waukesha-style attack
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