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An FBI trainer shares what you should do if you're in an active shooter situation
The ALERRT center trains law enforcement, first responders, and civilians how to "avoid, deny, defe…
Hannah Jiang,Kaitlyn Wang
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House passes bill to create Amber alert-like system for active shootings situations. 168 Republicans and 1 Democrat voted against it.
The bill was designed to provide law enforcement with a tool better than social media to communicat…
Katie Anthony
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Texas teacher whose 11 students were killed says active shooting training set the children up 'like ducks' for the shooter
"Training, no training, all kinds of training — nothing gets you ready for this," Arnulfo Reyes tol…
Jake Epstein
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I'm an American in South Korea. Living here allowed me to have a bigger family.
An American mom shares the benefits of raising her three kids in South Korea, including school lunc…
Meredith Lee Khanloo
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How active-shooter protocols like reinforced, locked doors and turned-off lights hampered the police response during the Texas school shooting
The same measures designed to keep children safe from shooters were turned against cops who respond…
Rebecca Cohen
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An armed Amazon worker stopped a shooter who opened fire outside a warehouse in Arizona
One employee of the warehouse was shot multiple times by the shooter, who was then shot by a second…
Katie Balevic
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The Uvalde crime scene investigators almost missed the shooter's 'hellfire trigger' device because someone threw it in the trash, DOJ report says
The Justice Department released a report on Thursday documenting the "cascading failures" of the po…
Michelle Mark
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A man shot by Kyle Rittenhouse testified that he thought the teenager was an 'active shooter'
Gaige Grosskreutz testified Monday that he'd heard gunshots, saw a crowd running, and believed Kyle…
Michelle Mark
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Ukraine just got a new Western air-defense system meant to wipe out Russian drones by firing 1,000 rounds per minute
The German-made air-defense system can defend against aircraft, cruise missiles, and certain types …
Thibault Spirlet
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Police union says LAPD officer who shot 14-year-old was following active shooter training
Los Angeles Police Protective League spokesman Tom Saggau said officer William Jones was following …
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Highland Park parade-goer mistook gunshots for fireworks until a 13-year-old who had done active shooter drills realized what was happening and hit the ground 'sobbing'
The Highland Park shooting witness told CNN he "stood for another like couple of seconds in disbeli…
Rebecca Cohen
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Harvard police raided a dorm where 4 Black students were living after someone made a false call about an active threat: 'We are traumatized'
Harvard police reportedly raided a suite where four Black students were staying after someone made …
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Walmart's active-shooter training is so old and 'inadequate' that it has become a meme, some workers say
After a Walmart team lead fatally shot six colleagues and himself at a store in Chesapeake, Virgini…
Ben Tobin
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3 dead, 1 injured in attack at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, just a few miles away from the deadliest mass shooting in US history
Three people were fatally shot and a fourth person critically injured in a shooting at University o…
Lloyd Lee,Associated Press
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Japan wants to dissolve the Unification Church. Ex-members fear the religious movement will resort to drastic measures.
The controversial religious movement founded by Sun Myung Moon is facing a "crisis" after Japan's v…
Yoonji Han
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'Near-stampede' caused by active shooter scare interrupts March for Our Lives rally
Protesters demonstrating for reform in gun laws following the Uvalde shooting were startled by a ma…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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What is Yubo, the app the Uvalde school shooter used to meet strangers before his killings?
The 18-year-old gunman met several people on the social-media app, including a 15-year-old girl who…
Connor Perrett
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Active shooter drills mean gunmen often know a school's lockdown plan. Here's why one expert says drills can still save lives.
"We know that the door lock is the number one life-saving device in an active shooter situation," J…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Military police responded to reported active shooter and gunshots at California Marine Corps base
The Marine Corps said that military police responded to reported gunshots at Marine Corps Air Groun…
Ryan Pickrell
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Looking for 'warning signs' isn't enough to prevent school shootings, experts say. Here's why the focus should be on threat assessment and protocol.
"You can't just call the parents when there's a threat," on expert said. "Things need to be in plac…