Moon Police: Readiness Key to Reacting, Protecting Yourself From Active Shooter
On the heels of several deadly mass shootings, a member of the local Critical Incident Response Team offers insight into reacting to an active shooter.
Just after 9 a.m. Thursday, a 16-year-old boy carried a 12-gauge shotgun into Taft Union High School in Kern County, California. The boy walked into a classroom halfway through first period and fired, striking and critically wounding a classmate, according to reports. Police took the teenage shooter, whose name has not been released, into custody moments after the incident began. More than a dozen mass shootings in public settings, including one that killed 22 Connecticut elementary students, made headlines in 2012. Thursday's active-shooter was the first of the new year. "First and foremost, people need to realize that an active shooter is something that cannot be prevented," said Moon Police Officer Frank Starko. "These are people …
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Dana
10:01 am on Friday, January 11, 2013
This is good to know. I don't think we have a specific plan in my workplace (here in MoonTwp) about having a shooter enter the building. It's sad that we probably should get one together... more ›