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Tag: Active Shooter Response
Patrol
Uvalde Has Already Implemented Changes Specified in DOJ Report
"Specifically, UPD has enhanced police officers’ capabilities by obtaining new equipment,” the statement explained. This equipment includes rifle-rated armor, telecommunication upgrades and advanced door breaching tools.
January 26, 2024
Training
Police Need to Train for Longer Rifle Shots
According to an investigative report, a police officer paused to ask for permission to shoot instead of taking the shot because it was further away than the 100 yards the officer normally trained to shoot at.
January 18, 2024
Investigations
DOJ Report Blasts Police Response to Uvalde School Shooting
To assemble the findings, the DOJ’s investigative team spent weeks in Uvalde, conducted more than 260 interviews and examined more than 14,000 pieces of evidence.
January 18, 2024
Patrol
Suspect Found Dead After Shooting on Las Vegas Campus, At Least 3 People Shot
ABC News was reporting at presstime that 3 people were killed in the attack, not counting the suspect.
December 6, 2023
Patrol
PBS Debuts Uvalde School Massacre Documentary Focusing on Police Response
“Frontline,” The Texas Tribune and ProPublica gained access to a trove of the materials from the investigation and were able to review the accounts of almost 150 responding officers.
December 6, 2023
Patrol
Officers Who Stopped School Killer Honored at Fox Nation Patriot Awards
Det. Michael Collazo, Officer Rex Engelbert, Det. Sgt. Jeff Mathes, Det. Ryan Cagle and Det. Zachary Plese were awarded the first-ever T2T (Tunnels to Towers) Stephen Siller Award for their heroic response to the school shooting.
November 22, 2023
Investigations
Louisville Authorities Release Manifesto of Mass Killer Who Critically Wounded Rookie Officer
Authorities found multiple disturbing social media posts and photos on the killer's phone. LMPD also discovered multiple notebooks where he wrote daily "diaries" about his unhappiness with his job direction, society, and political issues.
November 22, 2023
Patrol
Retired Officer Helped Shield People During Maine Mass Killing
Her father, a retired police officer, immediately understood the gravity of the situation and helped protect people in the bowling alley.
October 27, 2023
Patrol
Wisconsin Officers Kill Active Shooter on Roof of Middle School
Police initially responded to the school for a report of a subject "acting erratically" in the parking lot of the school. The person was able to climb onto the roof of the school and two officers pursued on foot.
October 25, 2023
Patrol
Louisville Officer Shot in Head During Bank Attack Goes Home from Rehab
After leaving the rehab facility Friday to salutes from fellow officers and cheers and applause from supporters, Officer Nicholas Wilt was driven to Southeast Christian Church on Blankenbaker Parkway where he was driven past a line of well-wishers.
July 28, 2023
Patrol
KY Officer Shot in Head During April Bank Attack is Going Home
Officer Nickolas Wilt is scheduled to be discharged from Frazier Rehabilitation Institute, after spending more than three-and-a-half months in UofL Health facilities.
July 27, 2023
Investigations
Philadelphia Active Shooting Suspect Told Police He Killed 5 People to Help End Gun Violence
Carriker first told officers who made the arrest that they had done a good job, sources told the Philadelphia Inquirer. Carriker then told them the attack was an attempt to help police because “all these guys are out there killing people.”
July 6, 2023
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