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Lt. Ryan Bennett
Alabama 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
[email protected]
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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 killed
Incident 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 minutes
35 shot, 12 killed
Dep. Sheriff engaged shooters outside cafeteria five minutes into event. SWAT
team arrived 45 minutes later and shooters committed suicide.
Norris Hall, VA Tech – 8 minutes
59 wounded, 32 killed
Double 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 Seconds
70 wounded, 12 killed
Shooting started at 12:38AM
911 Call at 12:39 a.m. Shooter arrested in parking lot at 12:45 a.m.
1986 - San Ysidro, CA - McDonalds – 22 Dead, 19 Injured
2003 – Lockheed Martin Meridian, MS – 7 Dead, 8 Injured
2005 – Red Lake Indian Reservation, MN – 10 Dead, 5 Injured
2007 – Orlando, Florida - Office building 1 Dead, 5 Injured
2007 - Ft. Hood, TX - 13 dead and 33 wounded
2007 - Salt Lake City, UT - Trolley Square Mall 5 Dead
2007 – Omaha, NE -Westroads Mall 9 Dead shooting
2009 – Geneva County, AL – 11 Dead, 6 Injured
2010 – University of Alabama in Huntsville– 3 Dead, 3 Injured
2010 - 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 Injured
2012 - Aurora, Colorado – Movie Theater 12 Dead, 58 Injured
2012 - Newtown, CT – Elementary School 26 Dead
2013 – Santa Monica College, CA - 6 dead, 4 wounded
2013 – Washington Navy Yard, DC – 13 dead, 8 wounded,
2014 - Ft. Hood, TX – 4 dead, 14 wounded, 34 rounds fired
2014 - Overland Park, KS Jewish Community Center 3 Dead
2014 – UC Santa Barbara – 7 Dead, 7 Wounded, 7 hit by car
2015 – Chattanooga, TN – 6 US servicemen killed, 2 wounded
NOV 2015 – Paris, France - 130 killed, 368wounded, 7 attackers
DEC 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
meeting
1997 – Bethel, AK (2 Dead / 2 Injured) 15 other students may
have known about his intent
1927 – Bath Township High School, MI (45 Dead / 58 Wounded)
1856 – Florence, AL (2 Dead: 1 shot and 1 strangled) First
recorded incident in AL
1764 – 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. REACTION
which 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 ?
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