ACTIVE SHOOTER
RESPONSE & CAMPUS SAFETY
Detective Barry Smith
Oakdale Police Department
ACTIVE SHOOTER An active shooter is an individual
actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area
FBI.gov
ACTIVE SHOOTER STATISTICS John Nicolette, PhD, conducted a study of 35 active shooter incidents during
2012 and discussed the results of his study during a lecture entitled “Detection and Disruption of Insider/Outsider Perpetrated Violence.” The average active shooter incident lasts 12 minutes, while 37 percent last
less than five minutes. 49 percent of attackers committed suicide, 34 percent were arrested, and
17 percent were killed. 51 percent of the attacks studied occurred in the workplace, while 17
percent occurred in a school, 17 percent occurred in a public place, and six percent occurred in a religious establishment.
Peter Blair, PhD, and Hunter Martindale, PhD, conducted a study of 84 active shooter incidents from 2001 to 2010. Here’s a summary of their findings: Two percent of the shooters bring improvised explosive devices (IEDs) as an
additional weapon. In 10 percent of the cases, the shooter stops and walks away. In 20 percent
of the cases, the shooter goes mobile, moving to another location. 43 percent of the time, the crime is over before police arrive. In 57 percent
of the shootings, an officer arrives while shooting is still underway. The attacks ended before the police arrived 49 percent of the time. In 56
percent of the attacks ongoing when police arrived, officers had to use force to stop the killing.
FBI.gov
ACTIVE SHOOTER STATISTICS Single shooters conducted all attacks
between 2000 to 2012. Shooters did not fit a specific profile. While most (94 percent) of the shooters
were male, some were female. They also came from different racial and
ethnic categories. The youngest shooter in the data set was
13, and the oldest was 88. Again, no clear profile based upon the
demographics of the shooter was observed. FBI.gov
CAMPUS SHOOTINGS Last year at least 27 shootings
occurred on or near college campuses, according to a survey of news reports by The Huffington Post.
Only two of the 27 incidents -- at New River Community College and Santa Monica College -- involved an "active shooter," in which a gunman fires in an indiscriminate manner attempting to kill people in a confined area.
Huffington Post
CHANCES OF AN ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENT 54 traditional campuses
37 State public colleges and universities (MnSCU)
17 Private colleges and universities (MN Private
College Council)
+ “For profit” colleges and universities
Huffington Post
POLICE RESPONSE TO ACTIVE SHOOTER
POLICE RESPONSE TO ACTIVE SHOOTER Enter the building or shooting scene
right away #1 priority during initial response is to
neutralize the threat (usually 2-3 minutes)
After the threat is neutralized, care for injured, continued search of building and anyone in the building (hours)
HOW TO SURVIVE AN ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENT
3 natural responsesFightFlightFreeze
3 ways to surviveRunHideFight
RUN
HIDE
FIGHT
GENERAL CAMPUS SAFETY If something / someone is suspicious
report itClient behaviorUnusual pattern of activity
Use campus / building securityEscortsSafety recommendations
Most important is to continue to do your job.
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