In a conversation with The Crime Report, Jaclyn Schildkraut describes what a successful and safe lockdown drill looks like, how the research conducted by her, and others, shows both their benefit and effectiveness, and why the current conversation on the subject has been hijacked by extreme opinions on both sides — to the detriment of children’s safety everywhere.
Browsing: School Shootings
To dig himself out of bankruptcy, Alex Jones must consent to a proposal from family members of Sandy Hook Elementary…
After writings from a shooter who killed six people at The Covenant School in Nashville Tennessee were recently posted online,…
The parents of a teenager who killed four fellow students in a shooting at Oxford High School will face trial…
Gregory Vecchi, Ph.D. the Director of Training for an active shooter preparedness system, SafeDefend and formerly the Chief of the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit, has focused on active killer situations for the past 15 years including during his time in the FBI as a hostage negotiator. Vecchi sat down with The Crime Report to discuss misconceptions both law enforcement and the general public have when it comes to active shooter prevention and response.
Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw accused the suspended Texas Ranger of failing to perform his duty during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.
Barely a week into the new year, a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, becoming one of the youngest school shooters in the nation’s history. David Riedman, creator of the K-12 School Shooting Database, discusses the relative rarity of school shooters under age 10 and the likely aftermath of the event.
D’Sean Perry, a UVA football linebacker and defensive end, was one of the three students killed in the shooting. Police are searching for the suspect, who police identified as Christopher Darnell Jones.
An increase in fake active shooter reports after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas in March has reawakened parents’ anxieties and stoked fear among police.
The sentence means that Nikolas Cruz, the 24-year-old who executed 17 people and injured 17 in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida will not return to court for any legal appeals..