Tag: active shooters: Page 42

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Global Terror, Local Targets

The following is a quick look at where and how some of the leading experts on terrorism believe our enemies may strike. It's in no particular order because each scenario is a nightmare, and how do you rate a nightmare?

September 29, 2010

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UT Shooting Reignites Debate Over Guns on Campus

Coincidentally, the high-profile shooting occurred just hours before John Lott, a nationally known author and advocate of concealed-weapons laws, was to speak at UT about the failure of gun control laws.

September 28, 2010

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Gunman Who Shot Two Officers at Omaha Hospital Dies

The officers' injuries were minor, reports KETV, while the suspect, 39-year-old Jeffrey Layten, succumbed to his wounds from the incident this afternoon.

September 28, 2010

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University of Texas Student Kills Self In Library

Shortly after 8 a.m., Colton Tooley, a 19-year-old sophomore majoring in math at UT, entered the school's Perry-Castaneda Library and allegedly fired four shots with an AK-47 rifle. The suspect, who was wearing black clothing, then headed to the sixth floor, where he shot himself.

September 27, 2010

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Active Shooter Response Gear

As patrol responds to more and more calls formerly reserved for SWAT teams, tools that equip these officers to handle violent incidents are increasingly important.

September 22, 2010

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S.C. Teen Tweeted He 'Had a Plan' Before Shooting

A South Carolina ninth-grader who shot the school resource officer with Socastee High School near Myrtle Beach on Tuesday began posting Twitter messages about his plan on Aug. 23, the first day of school.

September 21, 2010

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Fort Bliss Gunman Was Retired Army Sergeant

The FBI issued a Tuesday statement identifying the gunman as 63-year-old Steven Kropf of El Paso.

September 20, 2010

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Kentucky Man's Rampage Triggered By Breakfast Rage

An Eastern Kentucky man who killed his wife, stepdaughter and three neighbors apparently was set off because his wife served him eggs that weren't hot enough.

September 11, 2010

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Worker Kills Two at Cookie Factory, Surrenders to Philly SWAT

After pointing her licensed .357 Magnum at security guards to gain entry, Hiller reportedly entered the building's lunchroom and opened fire on three employees who she had an ongoing dispute with.

September 9, 2010

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McKinney Shooter Certified In Law Enforcement

Sharp was certified by the Texas Department of Public Safety to work as a security guard in 2004, after being licensed three years earlier as a jailer by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.

August 17, 2010

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McKinney (Texas) PD's Active Shooter Briefing

The McKinney (Texas) Police Department's Deputy Chief Scott Brewer speaks at a press conference to brief the media on Tuesday's shooting in front of the agency's headquarters.

August 16, 2010

Special Units

Flex Field Articulating Ballistic Barrier

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The new Patriot3 Flex Field Articulating Ballistic/Fragmentation Barrier is highly mobile and adjustable. Because it is articulated, it can be used in different configurations and in both rigid and non-rigid states while maintaining mobility.

July 19, 2010