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Active Shooter. The Community Response. Active Shooter. Community training started in 2006 Lessons learned from Columbine Training focuses on options… Police response Campus notifications Plan, Plan, Plan !!!!!!!. DEADLIEST U.S. SCHOOL SHOOTINGS. 2007-04-16 Virginia Tech - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Active Shooter
The Community Response
Active Shooter
Community training started in 2006
Lessons learned from Columbine
Training focuses on options…
Police response
Campus notifications
Plan, Plan, Plan !!!!!!!
2007-04-16Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA (33 fatalities)
2012-12-14Sandy Hook Elementary SchoolNewtown, CT (28 fatalities)
1999-04-20Columbine High SchoolLittleton, CO (15 fatalities)
DEADLIEST U.S. SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
“Within the span of 16 minutes, the gunman killed 13 people and wounded 21 others.
Sandy Hook Elementary School
Adam Lanza (20, Male), Fatality (Suicide) Occurred on Dec 14, 2012 Adam Lanza, an honors student with no
criminal record, shot and killed 26 people, including 20 first-grader children, 6-7 years old (12 girls, 8 boys). It was the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, after the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre. Lanza died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The Active Shooter Defined
An uncontained assailant whose controlling activity is immediately causing death and/or serious injury
Active Shooter
Incidents of targeted violence at schools rarely were sudden, impulsive acts
Most Attackers had no history of prior violent or criminal behavior
Considered the greatest terrorist threat on campuses
Mentality of Active Shooter
Desire is to kill and seriously injure without concern for his safety or threat of capture
Normally has intended victims and will search them out
Will continue to move throughout building/area until stopped by law enforcement, suicide, or other intervention
Columbine Lessons Learned
Officers don’t wait for SWAT 2-4 Officers immediately enter Goal is to immediately locate, contain,
and stop the shooter
Your Role During a Shooting
Immediate and safe escape Secure in place
Lock and barricade doors Close blinds Turn off lights Stay calm and quiet
Overpower?? Personal safety
Leader not Hero *Remember mentality of shooter*
Departmental / Individual Planning
Department “All Hazard” Plan KISS Have a plan “B” because “A” will fail
Murphy's Law
Where do I go, what do I do? Rally points Practice, Practice, Practice *Be prepared not paranoid*
Contacting Us… 911 Emergency 962-2222 Non-Emergency Anonymous e-mail Anonymous Tip Line 962-TIPS [email protected] Nearest Call Box Text a Tip: text “Tip708”, your message and send to
CRIMES (274637) or online www.tips708.com. This service is available in cooperation with the Wilmington Police Department.
Police Department 5126 Lionfish Drive (Walton at Lionfish)
What to Report
Assailant(s) Specific location Number of assailant(s) Race and Gender Clothing color and style Physical features – height, weight, facial hair, glasses Type of weapons (rifle/shotgun, handgun) Backpack Do you recognize the shooter? What’s his name? Have you heard explosions separate from gunshots?
General Safety Tips
Always go with your gut instinct Be observant Limit opportunity for crime Report anything suspicious Escorts and assistance Be Safe!!!