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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2012

Hostages Disarm Gunman After Texas Courthouse Shooting

A gunman who opened fire outside a Beaumont, Texas, courthouse Wednesday was disarmed and taken into custody with the help of hostages he had taken at a nearby business.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 12, 2012

Officers at Clinic Shooting Trained for Virginia Tech-Style Incident

Six University of Pittsburgh officers responded to a shooting at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic within two minutes of the first emergency call. The officers, who killed the gunman, had been trained for a Virginia Tech-style campus shooting.

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Two Campuses Deal With Active Shooters

Last week's clinic shooting in Pittsburgh and the Chardon High School shooting in Ohio in February showcased effective responses from officers and the campuses.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 8, 2012

Psychiatric Clinic Gunman Killed By Campus Officer

A campus police officer fatally shot a man who opened fire at a University of Pittsburgh psychiatric clinic today in a shooting that left two people dead and seven other injured.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 1, 2012

Ohio School Shooting Suspect Charged As Juvenile

Seventeen-year-old T.J. Lane has been charged with three juvenile counts of aggravated murder in the shooting deaths of three Chardon High School students.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 28, 2012

Death Toll Rises To Three In Ohio School Shooting

Two more victims of Monday's shooting at Chardon High School died Tuesday morning. Russell King, Jr., 17, and Demetrius Hewlin have succumbed to their wounds.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 27, 2012

Teen Arrested In Ohio School Shooting

One student was killed and four were injured, after a teenage gunman opened fire inside the cafeteria of a northeastern Ohio high school on Monday. The shooter, who has been identified and 17-year-old T.J. Lane, was taken into custody by the FBI a half mile away from the school.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 8, 2012

Mass. College Arms Campus Police With Service Weapons

The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts trustee board voted 10 to one to arm campus police with firearms, despite a mostly negative reaction from the student body.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2012

Wis. Active Shooter Training Features irTactical System

Universal Electronics Inc.'s irTactical division will host an active shooter training program using its laser-based training system at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater from June 8-10.

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Inside the Badge by Bob ParkerJanuary 12, 2012

5 (More) Active Shooter Training Scenarios

In an earlier blog post, we presented five training scenarios to help your team better prepare to meet the threat of the active shooter, or active killer if you prefer. Here are five additional training scenarios.

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