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ACTIVE IVE SHOOTER TER SCHO HOOL L TRAIN INING ING 2014

Fog of Terror

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Chaos

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Fear

Our goal is to share e informati tion

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those that could find themsel elves ves in one of these e critical cal event nts s and provide de traini ning ng for an “active shooter” incident and a frame of refer eren ence. e.

Prese senta ntati tion

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Case Studi dies es Situation tional al Aware reness ess Mind-set et of an Active e Shooter Run, Hide e & Fight Law Enforcem cemen ent t Respo pons nse

Columbine mbine High School

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1 T Teache cher r Murdered ed 12 Studen ents s Murdered ed 20 Studen ents ts Injured red Charac acte teri ristic tics s of Shoot

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ers s During g Inciden ent Deliberat erate Robot

• tic

ic No Fear

Jared Cano

Friend tippe ped police ce active e shoo

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ter r plan n Cano

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elled led Fanta tasized ed killing more e than n Virgina Tech/Co /Colu lumb mbine/No ne/Norw rway y Summer mer Camp mp 2011 Planned ned to commi mmit t suicide Cano

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eo tape ped his plans ns prior

• r to his arres

est

Newt wtow

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n, CT Decem ember ber 14, 2012 12 Sandy dy Hook k Elementary mentary School

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Adam Lanza – 20 years s old Killed Mother er Semi-au auto to AR-15 Assault t Rifle 2 h hand guns 28 dead including g 20 children ren Suicide

• Loner

er

• Asperge

ger r Syndrom rome

• Spent most of time on a c

compute ter r playing ing violent t video

• games
• Quiet

t to a d depth which could not be penetrate trated

Waseca a Junior/

• r/Se

Senior ior High Schoo

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Minnes esota

• ta 2013

The Plan

• Kill

ll famil ily

• Divers

ersio ionary ary fire e in rural al area a to distra tract ct firs rst t responders ers

• Viole

lent t plans in 180 page notebo tebook fill lled ed with notes tes on school shootin tings and massacres acres

• Critiq

tiqued ed other er school l events ts Promis ised ed a bigger er shootin ting even ent

• Practic

cticed ed settin ting off bombs bs at a n near arby by playg aygro round

• Neighbo

bor r tipped ed poli lice ce after er seein ing Ladue due enterin ering storag rage e unit t fille led d with supplie ies The Goal “Take out as many students he could”

The Clock is Ticking….

 5 Year Study

dy of 65 Even ents ts:

 Someon

meone e dies every ery 15 secon conds

 Typical

cal even ent t is over er in 3 to 4 minutes tes

 Police

ce respo ponse e is 5 to 7 minutes tes

FRAME AME OF REFERENCE ERENCE

You have e a frame e of referenc ence e when; You have e Thoughts ghts, , Feelings gs abou

• ut

t an issue ue You have e a stron

• ng

g frame e of referen rence ce when: You have e personal

• nal exper

erienc ences es with an issue It is difficul ult t to have e a Frame e of Referenc ence e about ut an issue ue if :

• Have

e no feelings gs abou

• ut

t it

• You have

e no persona

• nal experi

erien ence ce (behaviora

• ral)

) with it

• You have

e never er though ught t about ut it

• DO NOT BELIEV

IEVE E IT COULD EVER HAPPEN EN TO YOU

GENER ERAL CHARA RACT CTERIST RISTICS CS OF AN ACTIVE TIVE SHOOTER TER

 They “told” some one  Shooting is planned  Motive is revenge- “make it fair”  History of depression  78% suicidal at time of shooting  Student was “different”  Acting out their emotional needs

LIFE FE EXPER ERIENCE ENCES S OF AN ACTIVE TIVE SHOOTER TER (CASE SE STUDIES) DIES)

• Abused

ed and or felt abused ed

• Socially

y isolated ted

• Socially

y anxiou

• us
• Aggres

essive e as children en

• Chroni

nica cally y depress pressed ed

• “Odd kids” have few friends if any
• “Odd kids” are teased
• “Odd kids” try their parents’ patience and love

• Threats

ts

• Allusions
• ns to violen

ence ce

• Exces

essive e or intimida datin ting g referenc ence e to mass murder er or shoot

• ting

g sprees ees, , real or fiction

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• Intimi

mida dati ting g weapon pon commen ments ts

• Depres

ession

• n or suicida

dal though ughts ts

• Paranoia
• ia
• Repeatedly accusing other people of causing one’s

problems ems

• Unreasonable

e compl mplaints ts

LIFE FE EXPER ERIENCE ENCES S OF AN ACTIVE TIVE SHOOTER TER (CASE SE STUDIES DIES) CONT..

With their guns s they are acting ng out

EMOTION TIONAL AL NEEDS

 To be heard/s

d/see een

 To be recogni

gnized zed

 To be seen

n as powerful rful

 To have their unbel

eliev evabl able e pain and rage e acknowled edged ged

BIOLOGY LOGY

 NORMAL

AL BRAIN N ACTI TIVIT VITY- Proactive tive Killers rs-kill ill to achieve ve a thought t out goal–ie ie robber ery

 ABNORMA

RMAL L BRAIN N ACTIVIT IVITY- React ctive e Killers rs-kill ill in respo pons nse e to real or imagined ed- insults ts-ie ie school shooter ers

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Pictures\Kodak Pictures\2006-11- 08\102_0446.jpg REACT CTIV IVE KILLERS RS

Low prefron

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tal activity ty High limbic activity ty High cingulate te gyrus activity ty

Aggress ressiv ive- Obsess essive ive- No empathy thy-

BIOLOGY

MI MIDDLE DLE SCHOO HOOL L vs vs HIGH GH SCHOO HOOL

 Middle

e School shooters rs: : are usually y alive when first respo ponde nders rs arrive

 High School/Co

College ege shooter ers: : are usual ally y not alive when first respo ponde nders rs arrive ve

What t you can expect t of yourse self lf

 1. Hyperv

rven entil tilation tion

 2. Accel

eler erat ated ed Heart Rate

 3. Adren

enalin aline e Rus ush

 4. Loss of Pe

Perip iphera heral l Vision ion

 5. Diminishe

inished d hearin ing

 Thre

ree e Phases ses of Our ur Mental ntal Disast saster er Response

• nse

 Deni

nial al

 Deliber

erat ation

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 Decisi

cisive e Mom

• ment

nt

This Can’t Be Happe pening

Denial al…Underestimating the severit rity

 Denial

al is delay aying g action

 Delayi

ying ng action costs s time

 Delayi

ying ng action can cost lives

Denial al and Social Proof

Diffusi sion

• n of Respon
• nsibility

ty

• In ambiguous
• us situati

tion

• ns

s we l look k at other ers s for cues on how to act

• If

If they do noth thing, ng, you will do nothing ng

• If they act, you will act

Delibe bera ration tion

 We made

e it past st Deni nial al

 Now

w decide cide what at to do….

 Fear

ar enters ers the equat uation

• n

 Brai

ain n not t worki king ng well

Delibe bera ration tion

 Stress

ss Side Effect cts

 Ability

ty to think is seriousl usly y impaire red

 Visi

sion

• n narro

rows

 Time

me dist stor

• rtion

tion

 Audi

dito tory exclu clusi sion

• n

 Fine

ne moto tor skills s deteriorat eriorate

Program amming g Respons nses es

 Think

nk through h event nts s before e a disast saster er

 Plan

an your ur response

• nse

 Pract

ctice ce your ur resp spon

• nse

se

“The best way to get the brain to perform under extreme stress is to repeatedly run it through rehearsals beforehand…”

Decisive sive Moment nt

 Denied

ed

 Delibe

iberate rated

 Time

e to ACT!

 Be Prepare

red

“The one thing you don’t ever want to do is have to think in a disaster”….9/11 Survivor

RU RUN HID IDE FI FIGH GHT

RUN!

 Alway

ways s Be Aware

 Know

• w Escape

cape Rout utes es

 Exits  Windo

ndows

 Decid

cide e to Leav ave e at Firs rst Opport rtuni nity y and Repor

• rt

 Go into

nto Lockdow kdown Mode de

LOCK! K!

 Lock

k Doors

 Barr

rricade cade access ess points nts

 Door stop

• ps

 Furnitu

niture

 Rope doors

s closed sed

 Cover

er window ndows

 Dark

rken en room

• m

 Go into

nto Run mode e agai ain

Lockd kdow

• wn Consider

iderat atio ions

 Barricadi

cading ng doors: s:

 Outw

twar ard d openi ning ng

 Eye

e bolts ts

 Rope  Inwar

ward d openi ening

 Furn

rnitu ture

 Kick

ck bars

 Door

r stop

• ps

FIGHT! T!!

 Have a survivor’s (not a victim’s) mindset  Decide

e right now that t your are going g to do whatever tever it takes es to survive

 Gett

tting ng shot t does es not mean that t you are dead

 You can and must

t keep p going! g!

Law Enforc rcem ement nt

The older r tactics cs used d were to contain n the suspect ect and wait for tactical cal teams to arrive ve to make entry ry. Today ay, , rapid d deploy

• yment

ent by all law enforce cement ent perso sonn nnel el should d be used d to minimize harm to innocen ent t perso sons. ns.

Law Enforc rcem ement nt Asse sess ssme ment nt

 Activity

vity

 On

On-goi

• ing

ng viol

• lence

ence (active tive shoot

• ter)

er)

 Placi

acing ng or deton

• nat

ating ng explos

• sives

es designe ned d to cause se inju jury

 Number

ber of Susp spect ects s involved ed

 Increa

eased ed potenti tential for mass casua ualti ties es

Immedia diate te Actio ion / Rapid d Deploy loyment ent Rapid id Deploymen

• yment

t Objectives: ectives:

1. 1.

Save lives es

2.

• 2. Locate

te the threa eat

3.

• 3. Neutra

utrali lize ze the threat at

4.

• 4. Remov
• ve

e the threat at

5.

• 5. Contain

in the threat at

HOSTAGE TAGE RESCU CUE

If suspect ct alone Treat t as barri ricad aded ed gunman Contai ain Preven ent t ability ty to move negot

• tiati

ation

• n

If suspect ct with hostag ages es Contai ain Negotiat tiations ions Law Enforc

• rcem

emen ent t concea cealm lmen ent, t, close e enough gh to enter er area If suspect ct begins s to endanger er hostage tages s –SWAT Member ers s will immediate tely ly interv rven ene-Gl Glass ass break akin ing, g, explosi sion

• ns,

s, brigh ght lights ts, smoke – speed, shock ck, surpris ise Hostag age e Compliance ance

J.P. . Coron

• ner

er Office Teen Life Coun unts ts 2013/20 2014 14 Schoo

• ol Year

2,963 63 Studen udents ts Intervi erview ewed 462 Referrals Depressi ession

• n

Anxiety ty Cutti ting Burning Suicida dal Self Refer erral ral Peer Referr rral

Schoo

• ol System

tem Pro-Activ ctive e Approa roach ch

• Comm

mmunicat cate e with stude dents ts encouragi

• uraging

g reporti

• rting

g of suspi pici cious

• us acti

tivity ty

• Use technol
• log
• gy

y to create te a mechanism m indicat cators

• rs of potenti

entially y violent ent behavior

• r and

d sending g alerts ts about ut inciden ents ts

• Policy

cy to immed ediatel ely y report

• rt suspi

pici cious

• us persons
• n campus

mpus groun unds especi ecially anyone

• ne scaling

g fences es

• Automa
• mated

ed notifica cati tion

• n system

tem if an event ent devel elops

• ps
• Plans for the arrival of law enfor
• rcemen

cement

• Open lines of commun

munica cation tion with stud uden ents ts family

Departmen rtment t of Justic tice-Stra Strategi egic c Appr proa

• ach

ch

• Post-ev

even ent t evidence ce identifi ified that t change ges s in the subjects’ behavior were not effectively communicate in ways that t could have e preven ented ed traged edies. es.

• Many recent

t events ts have e involv lved ed offen enders ers who were knows s to have mental health th problem ems.

• s. Mental

tal health th proble lems s are contribu ributing ting facto tors s to the violence nce

• Natural

ral order r of family y unit is to protec ect t and care for its member ers; s; however r the family y has the potenti tial al to serve as first t source e of identifying ying problem ems

• Cultural

ral shift-repor reporting ting abnorm

• rmal

al behavior

• r is in

best t interes rest t of society ty – a c civic responsi sibili lity ty -

Fin inal al Tho hought ght

IN AN ACTI TIVE VE SHOOTER OTER INCI CIDEN DENT, T, IT IS TEAMWORK EAMWORK AND D PREPA EPARATION ION, , WHICH ICH WILL LL PROTECT OTECT INNOC OCENT ENT PERSO SONS NS AND SAVE VE LI LIVES. VES.