Having worked ten k12 active shooter situations in the u. S. And canada, you go in and see when things are settling and have the facts, things that seem to be working the best, actually preventing loss of life is multidisciplinary threat assessment which many campuses dont use has been used to stop hundreds of planned bombings and shootings. Teaching people to recognize potentially dangerous people before they commit acts of violence. And then evidencebased approaches for preparedness so we can speed the reaction of people to secure people and protect them. A good example of that is the information released by the Sheriffs Department in littleton, colorado. From the time the first shot was fired to the third shot fired at the point of attack, in just seven seconds, the Security Camera footage, weve been told, demonstrates that over 80 people who were in the line of fire in those two main hallways because of the training at the school and the drills, those people were sheltered and behi
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Investigators are now examining social media posts that they believe could be by the alleged shooter including a potential warning the gunman possibly discussing online about his plan to kill others. Mercy Medical Center the Major Hospital in the roseburg area tells cnn they have received nine patients. Theyre expecting three more. They asked the public to, quote, please continue to pray. Lets get right to cnn justice correspondent pamela brown. Give us the situation on the ground right now. The tick tock of how this trage tragedy. This situation unfolded after classes started around 10 30 this morning at Umpqua Community college. We learned a man in his 20s walked into one of the School Buildings there on campus and opened fire in multiple classrooms. And as weve learned he killed at least ten people according to preliminary reports. We know federal authorities are responding. The atf bringing in their canine units. And the fbi also responding in what is a very active investigation at
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