An active shooter is an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area, and recent active shooter incidents have underscored the need for a coordinated response by law enforcement and others to save lives. The FBI is committed to working with its partners to protect schools, workplaces, houses of worship, transportation centers, other public gathering sites, and communities...
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According to the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), between 1995 and 2014, there were a recorded 510 terrorist attacks in the United States, resulting in 3,264 deaths (START, 2015). A 2013 study by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) examined active shooter incidents occurring between 2000 and 2013. This study identified 160 active shooter occurrences within 13 years, averaging 6.4 incidents per year between 2000 and 2007, and an average of 16.7 incidents per year between 2008 and 2013 (FBI, 2013)...
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An active shooter is an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area, and recent active shooter incidents have underscored the need for a coordinated response by law enforcement and others to save lives. The FBI is committed to working with its partners to protect schools, workplaces, houses of worship, transportation centers, other public gathering sites, and communities...
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