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Lt. Ryan BennettAlabama Law Enforcement Agency
Department of Public Safety
Marine Patrol Division
Southern District HQ, Orange Beach
1-(888)-903-2583
(251)-981-2673
Montgomery HQ
(334)-517-2950
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Define Active Shooter
Historical Events
What to do if an active shooter incident occurs
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To provide you with OPTIONS should you ever find
yourself in a dangerous or life threatening situation.
To help you make an informed DECISION. Making
good SPLIT SECOND decisions could prevent you
from being injured and may even save your life and
the lives of others.
• The Department of Homeland Security defines an
active shooter as “an individual actively engaged in
killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and
populated area.” In its definition, DHS notes that, “in
most cases, active shooters use firearm(s) and there is
no pattern or method to their selection of victims.”
• Usually 3 or more victims
• varied weapons/explosives
• SPREE KILLERS
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� The killer will always display tendencies for violent acts
and prevention is possible
� It will not happen here
� Police will always respond in time to stop the shooter
� Most people can do nothing against an armed intruder
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� Amish School, Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania – Approx. 1 hour incident 10 victims shot, 5 killedIncident started at 10:25 AM with a hostage takeover; at 11:07 AM suspect began shooting victims. Troopers approached and the suspect immediately committed suicide.
� Columbine High School, Colorado – 7.5 minutes35 shot, 12 killedDep. Sheriff engaged shooters outside cafeteria five minutes into event. SWAT team arrived 45 minutes later and shooters committed suicide.
� Norris Hall, VA Tech – 8 minutes59 wounded, 32 killedDouble Homicide being investigated 800 yards away. Police arrived within 3 minutes but it took 5 minutes to gain entrance to building.
� Aurora Colorado Theater – 90 Seconds70 wounded, 12 killedShooting started at 12:38AM911 Call at 12:39 a.m. Shooter arrested in parking lot at 12:45 a.m.
1986 - San Ysidro, CA - McDonalds – 22 Dead, 19 Injured2003 – Lockheed Martin Meridian, MS – 7 Dead, 8 Injured 2005 – Red Lake Indian Reservation, MN – 10 Dead, 5 Injured2007 – Orlando, Florida - Office building 1 Dead, 5 Injured2007 - Ft. Hood, TX - 13 dead and 33 wounded2007 - Salt Lake City, UT - Trolley Square Mall 5 Dead2007 – Omaha, NE -Westroads Mall 9 Dead shooting2009 – Geneva County, AL – 11 Dead, 6 Injured2010 – University of Alabama in Huntsville– 3 Dead, 3 Injured2010 - Manchester, CT - Beer distribution warehouse
9 Dead
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2011 - Oslo, Norway - Explosion 8 Killed, 209 Injured- Shooting 69 Killed, 110 Injured
2011 - Tucson, AZ – 2011 Open Meeting 6 Dead, 13 Injured2012 - Aurora, Colorado – Movie Theater 12 Dead, 58 Injured2012 - Newtown, CT – Elementary School 26 Dead2013 – Santa Monica College, CA - 6 dead, 4 wounded2013 – Washington Navy Yard, DC – 13 dead, 8 wounded, 2014 - Ft. Hood, TX – 4 dead, 14 wounded, 34 rounds fired2014 - Overland Park, KS Jewish Community Center 3 Dead2014 – UC Santa Barbara – 7 Dead, 7 Wounded, 7 hit by car2015 – Chattanooga, TN – 6 US servicemen killed, 2 woundedNOV 2015 – Paris, France - 130 killed, 368wounded, 7 attackersDEC 2015 – San Bernardino, CA - 16 killed, 22 wounded
+ 2 police officers
2012 – Perry Hall High School, Baltimore, MD. First day of school. 15 year old shot 17 year old. Counselor tackled the shooter, teacher yelled “get out of the building”
1998 – Springfield, OR High School (2 Dead/22 Injured) Killed his parents, Killed 2, Injured 22 in the school. Tackled and held by seven students until police arrived
1998 – Jonesboro, AR Middle School (5 Dead / 20 Injured) Fire alarm used. 11 and 13 year old actors
1997 – Pearl High School, Pearl, MS (3 Dead / 7 injured)1997 – West Paducah, KY (3 Dead / 5 Injured) During a prayer
meeting1997 – Bethel, AK (2 Dead / 2 Injured) 15 other students may
have known about his intent1927 – Bath Township High School, MI (45 Dead / 58 Wounded)1856 – Florence, AL (2 Dead: 1 shot and 1 strangled) First
recorded incident in AL1764 – Greencastle, PA (10 Dead / 2 Injured) Oldest US incident
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326 active
shooter incidents
between 1966 and
2012
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/downloads/pdf/counterterrorism/ActiveShooter2012Edition.pdf
160
Active Shooter
incidents between
2000 and 2013
486 KILLED
587 WOUNDED
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INCIDENTS
■ An average of 11.4 incidents occurred annually.
■ An average of 6.4 incidents occurred in the first 7 years studied, and an average of 16.4 occurred
in the last 7 years.
■ 70.0% of the incidents occurred in either a commerce/business or educational environment.
■ Shootings occurred in 40 of 50 states and the District of Columbia.
■ 60.0% of the incidents ended before police arrived.
CASUALTIES
■ Casualties totaled 1,043. The individual shooters are not included in this total.
■ A total of 486 individuals were killed.
■ A total of 557 individuals were wounded
■ In 64 incidents (40.0%), the crime would have fallen within the federal definition of “mass
killing”—defined as “three or more” killed—under the new federal statute.
■ 21 of the 45 incidents (46.7%) required law enforcement to engage the shooter, resulting in 9
officers killed and 28 wounded.
SHOOTERS
■ All but 2 incidents involved a single shooter.
■ In at least 9 incidents, the shooter first shot and killed a family member(s) in a residence before
moving to a more public location to continue shooting.
■ In at least 6 incidents, the shooters were female
■ In 64 incidents (40.0%), the shooters committed suicide
■ At least 5 shooters from 4 incidents remain at large
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We must plan and practice simple
strategies that facilitate:
1. Intelligent Escape
2. When necessary barricade and hide
3. When no other options exist
FIGHT BACK!!!
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RUN: Building occupants should evacuate their surroundings if safe to do so;
evacuees should leave behind their belongings, visualize their entire
escape route before beginning to move, and avoid using elevators or
escalators.
With a shooter in one part of this large building, what could large numbers of those not in the immediate vicinity do, if they had good information?
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HIDE:If evacuating the facility is not possible, building occupants should hide in a secure area {preferably a designated shelter location}, lock the door, block the door with heavy furniture, cover all windows, turn off all lights, silence any electronic devices, lie on the floor, and remain silent.
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FIGHT: If you can’t evacuate the facility or seek shelter is possible, disrupt and/or incapacitate the killer by throwing objects, using aggressive force, and yelling.
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� Be hyper aggressive!!
� Bad guys aren't always that skilled
� OODA LOOP THEORY
� ACTION VS. REACTIONwhich is always faster?
� DISTANCE is a tactical advantage
DETROIT POLICE PRECINCT SHOOTING
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FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARD SHOOTING
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QUESTIONS ?
