Active Shooter

The Community Response

Active Shooter

Community training started in 2006

Lessons learned from Columbine

Training focuses on options…

Police response

Campus notifications

Plan, Plan, Plan !!!!!!!

2007-04-16Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA (33 fatalities)

2012-12-14Sandy Hook Elementary SchoolNewtown, CT (28 fatalities)

1999-04-20Columbine High SchoolLittleton, CO (15 fatalities)

DEADLIEST U.S. SCHOOL SHOOTINGS

“Within the span of 16 minutes, the gunman killed 13 people and wounded 21 others.

Sandy Hook Elementary School

Adam Lanza (20, Male), Fatality (Suicide) Occurred on Dec 14, 2012 Adam Lanza, an honors student with no

criminal record, shot and killed 26 people, including 20 first-grader children, 6-7 years old (12 girls, 8 boys). It was the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, after the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre. Lanza died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The Active Shooter Defined

An uncontained assailant whose controlling activity is immediately causing death and/or serious injury

Active Shooter

Incidents of targeted violence at schools rarely were sudden, impulsive acts

Most Attackers had no history of prior violent or criminal behavior

Considered the greatest terrorist threat on campuses

Mentality of Active Shooter

Desire is to kill and seriously injure without concern for his safety or threat of capture

Normally has intended victims and will search them out

Will continue to move throughout building/area until stopped by law enforcement, suicide, or other intervention

Columbine Lessons Learned

Officers don’t wait for SWAT 2-4 Officers immediately enter Goal is to immediately locate, contain,

and stop the shooter

Your Role During a Shooting

Immediate and safe escape Secure in place

Lock and barricade doors Close blinds Turn off lights Stay calm and quiet

Overpower?? Personal safety

Leader not Hero *Remember mentality of shooter*

Departmental / Individual Planning

Department “All Hazard” Plan KISS Have a plan “B” because “A” will fail

Murphy's Law

Where do I go, what do I do? Rally points Practice, Practice, Practice *Be prepared not paranoid*

Contacting Us… 911 Emergency 962-2222 Non-Emergency Anonymous e-mail Anonymous Tip Line 962-TIPS police@uncw.edu Nearest Call Box Text a Tip: text “Tip708”, your message and send to

CRIMES (274637) or online www.tips708.com. This service is available in cooperation with the Wilmington Police Department.

Police Department 5126 Lionfish Drive (Walton at Lionfish)

What to Report

Assailant(s) Specific location Number of assailant(s) Race and Gender Clothing color and style Physical features – height, weight, facial hair, glasses Type of weapons (rifle/shotgun, handgun) Backpack Do you recognize the shooter? What’s his name? Have you heard explosions separate from gunshots?

General Safety Tips

Always go with your gut instinct Be observant Limit opportunity for crime Report anything suspicious Escorts and assistance Be Safe!!!