Active Shooters

Displaying 101 - 120 of 269

Tenn. School Security Officers Train with Police

August 13, 2012

Knox County Schools security officers practiced at the firing range at the police department’s training facility and learned new defense tactics from police SWAT team members the week before school started.

Former UM Student Who Threatened Campus Shooting Pleads Guilty

August 10, 2012

A former University of Maryland student who allegedly threatened to carry out a campus shooting in March pleaded guilty to misuse of telephone facilities and disturbing the peace.

University Hires Lawyers For Officer, Psychiatrist in Holmes Case

August 8, 2012

The University of Colorado has hired a lawyer to represent a campus police officer following a theater shooting in Aurora in which former CU grad student James Holmes allegedly killed 12 people and injured 58.

Campus Security, Emergency Response and Crisis Management

August 6, 2012

What is the best way to ensure the safety of our nations college and university students? Natural disasters and campus tragedies highlight the need to improve crisis management and emergency response.

U. of Colo. Warned About Accused Shooter, Told Campus Not to Speak to Media

August 2, 2012

Officials at the University of Colorado Denver reportedly didn’t follow up on warnings that accused theater shooter James Holmes was potentially dangerous. The school also sent E-mails to the campus community instructing them not to speak to the media in the wake of the July 20 massacre.

UNCC Officers Test New App During Training

July 31, 2012

University of North Carolina at Charlotte officers tested a new app called the Effective Emergency Response Communication System during a training exercise.

Mass Casualty Shootings Can Occur Anywhere

July 28, 2012

The ‘Dark Knight’ incident demonstrates that campuses must continue to prepare for these types of tragedies.

Judge: U. of Colo. Cannot Release Theater Shooting Suspect’s Records

July 27, 2012

A judge ruled that the University of Colorado Denver cannot release James Holmes’ records of his time as a student there because it would "impede an ongoing investigation."

Brownsville ISD Active Shooter Exercise

July 25, 2012

The Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) Police and Security Services, Brownsville Office of Emergency Management, in close cooperation with the US Border Patrol Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Emergency Medical Program and the Office of Incident Management, held their very much anticipated active shooter exercise on March 10, 2012.

UConn Campus Reopens After Gunman Kills Self

July 24, 2012

A gunman who caused the lockdown of the University of Connecticut’s Avery Point campus committed suicide following hours of negotiation with police.

‘Gun Control? We Need Bullet Control!’

July 24, 2012

This quote seems prophetic considering the amount of ammunition last week’s Colorado theater mass shooting suspect had on him at the time of the attack.

Training Prepares Hospital for Influx of Theater Shooting Victims

July 23, 2012

The University of Colorado Hospital's Anschutz Medical Campus’s monthly mass casualty training for staff helped them to cope with an onslaught of patients from the deadly shooting that took place in a movie theater in Aurora.

Movie Theater Gunman Was a PhD Student

July 20, 2012

The suspect in Friday’s Batman movie theater massacre was pursuing his PhD in neuroscience at the University of Colorado medical center.

Chardon High Receives $56K for School Shooting Recovery

July 9, 2012

The $56,000 Project School Emergency Response to Violence Immediate Services grant from the Department of Education will go toward paying for substitutes for teachers and staff who need time off to receive counseling and a school security officer.

Armored Car Robbery Survivor Wakes from Coma

June 26, 2012

A security officer who was the sole survivor of an armored car robbery at the University of Alberta earlier this month survived a gunshot wound to the head.

UPDATE: Security Officer Now Suspect in U. of Alberta Shooting

June 15, 2012

The bodies of the officers were discovered by volunteers who provide escorts to students on campus at night. University officials said they decided against sending out an immediate alert about the incident to prevent panic, but some have been critical of the decision.