1. The Community Response
Active Shooter
The Community Response

2. Active Shooter Community training started in 2006
Lessons learned from Columbine
Training focuses on options…
Police response
Campus notifications
Plan, Plan, Plan !!!!!!!
Lessons learned – Since Columbine in 1999 we no longer wait for swat or other agencies before trying to stop the threat.
Options- discuss the different options you may have in the event of an active shooter occurrence.
Police response-
Notifications are done through the Campus wide alert system- distributed by , phone, text etc….
Plan ahead….. Don’t wait for an incident to develop…

3. Blacksburg, VA (33 fatalities) 2012-12-14 Sandy Hook Elementary School
DEADLIEST U.S. SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA (33 fatalities)
Sandy Hook Elementary School
Newtown, CT (28 fatalities)
Columbine High School
Littleton, CO (13 fatalities)

4. COLUMBINE
“Within the span of 16 minutes, the gunman killed 13 people and wounded 21 others.
In 1999 we had the Columbine Incident.

5. VIRGINIA TECH
After the Virginia Tech Incident It Heightened our awareness related to Campuses and we began to pay more attention to our surroundings
The Faculty/Staff started to look for signs of any strange behaviors from the people that they were around.
The Campus Wide Alert Systems were updated/improved (they continue to be updated and improved)

6. The Active Shooter Defined
1 or more individuals actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area.
“active” aspect of the definition implies that both law enforcement personnel and citizens have the potential to affect the outcome of the event based upon their responses to the situation.
1 4/16/07 Va Tech: Seung-Hui Cho Shot and killed 32, wounded 17, then killed self.
2 2/14/08 N. Illinois Steven Kazmierczak Shot and killed 4, wounded 18, then killed self
3.2/12/10 UA Huntsville, Amy Bishop, killed one, wounded three. Sentenced to life in prison in Shot and killed her brother in MA in 1986 and questioned in 93 about a pipe bomb. (Workplace Violence?)
4 4/20/99 Columbine HS Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold Shot and killed 13, wounded 21, suicide.

7. 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

8. 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

9. Active Shooter Facts to Consider FBI Study of Active Shooter Incidents in the US between 2000-2013
160 incidents occurred
An average of 11.4 incidents occurred annually
There were 486 casualties & 557 wounded in these incidents.(Shooters are not included in these totals)
70% of the incidents occurred in either a commerce/business or educational environment
Educational environments were identified as the 2nd most common location for these shootings(39 total incidents)
27 were at Schools(Pre-K to 12), 12 were at Institutions of Higher Education

10. Active Shooter Facts to Consider FBI Study of Active Shooter Incidents in the US between 2000-2013
All but 2 incidents involved a single shooter
In at least 6 incidents, the shooters were female, all others were male
Educational incidents account for some of the higher casualty counts
60% of the incidents ended before Police arrived
Even when law enforcement was present or able to respond within minutes, civilians often had to make life and death decisions. This is why this training is so important; to prepare you for these type situations you may face

11. Active Shooter Facts to Consider FBI Study of Active Shooter Incidents in the US between 2014-2015
20 incidents occurred in each year
231 Casualties: 92 killed & 139 wounded (excluding the shooter)
6 incidents ended with citizen involvement
26 incidents ended w/LEO at the scene
14 incidents ended w/ an exchange of gunfire between 16 shooters & LEO
12 killed 3 committed suicide 1 surrendered

12. Active Shooter Facts to Consider FBI Study of Active Shooter Incidents in the US between Continued-
42 Shooters
39 males 3 females
The shooters ranged from pre-teen age to 1 in the 70’s
Fifteen of the 40 incidents occurred in areas of commerce
Six of the incidents occurred in educational environments: 3 at schools (pre-K through 12th grade) and 3 at Institutions of Higher Education (IHE)

13. Your Role During a Shooting
Immediate and safe escape
REMEMBER
DON’T leave a safe place to go and take matters into your own hands. Leave that to law enforcement officers.

14. Your Role During a Shooting
Secure in place
Lock and barricade doors
Close blinds
Turn off lights
Stay calm and quiet

15. Your Role During a Shooting
Overpower??
If directly confronted by the threatening person, its decision time:
ONLY consider to COUNTER if you are in immediate danger and have no other option. Lockdown or Evacuate is always a better option if available.
Items that can be used as weapons in Classrooms
Scissors, pens, pencils, thumb tacks, chairs or any other items that can be thrown etc.
Personal safety
Leader not Hero
*Remember mentality of shooter*

16. Your Role During a Shooting
REMEMBER, there is strength in numbers!
If the threat becomes imminent , yell, throw, and attack the aggressor (high and low), taking the aggressor to the floor
If possible, dislodge the weapon from the aggressor
Hold the aggressor down, one person on each limb and one person controlling the aggressor’s head

17. Refer to the active shooter checklist. Located on the Police website.

18. 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*

19. General Safety Tips Always go with your gut instinct Be observant
Limit opportunity for crime
Report anything suspicious
Escorts and assistance
Be Safe!!! .