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.
A sanitation truck, snow removal equipment or public works vehicle are moveable barriers that can harden mass gatherings from vehicle terror attacks and other threats
Administrators who prohibit their officers from firing at or from a vehicle are tying their hands from possible life-saving solutions
Members of the Border Patrol’s elite tactical team – the U.S. Border Patrol Tactical Unit – responded to the shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, where they found and killed the gunman
Another person was shot by the attacker and hospitalized, but is expected to survive according to police
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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
Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez, 22, who was driving an SUV and on his way to work when he crashed into the recruits, is being held on $2M bail
A judge sentenced Darrell Brooks Jr. on 76 charges, including six counts of first-degree intentional homicide and 61 counts of reckless endangerment
Lt. Mariano Pargas spoke with a dispatcher at 12:16 p.m; it wasn’t until 12:50 p.m. that officers entered the room and killed the gunman
A former football player is suspected of killing three football players and wounding two other students
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Police said gunmen emerged from a black vehicle parked in the middle of the block and struck nine people with about 40 shots fired
The team will be charged with catching “warning signs” that a person may become violent and disrupting potential incidents before they occur
Among the shooter’s victims were the shooter’s brother and off-duty Raleigh Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres
Two others, including a Raleigh Police Department K9 officer, were transported to a hospital
The man faces six counts of attempted murder and two counts of murder
Officials requested additional Texas DPS troopers to patrol schools during the transition after “recent developments” prompted the changes
Police said they were continuing to investigate the motive but do not believe there was an altercation before the attacks
The shooting began at a daycare center, then the assailant shot dead more people as he drove back to his house, where he killed his wife and child before taking his own life
“I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t scared. It didn’t hinder anyone on my team’s actions. We did what we had to do.”
Five years after the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting, first responders have access to a 50,000-square-foot high-tech tactical training center
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