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Run, Hide, or Fight DALLAS POLICE PREPARE RESIDENTS FOR THE WORST
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ACTIVE SHOOTING S U R V I VA L T I P S
O FF ICER DAV E WILS ON By Joshua Baethge
➊ Run to exit if possible
People Newspapers The news alerts came in shortly after 10 a.m. An active shooter was in an office building near Central Expressway. In a scene that has become all too familiar, police surrounded the area as workers who could evacuated to the safety of a parking lot. Officials would later confirm that 60-year-old Matthew Kempf had shot and killed his boss, 48-year-old Lana Canada, before turning the gun on himself. Canada had gotten married only weeks before. She left seven children behind. According to Dallas Police Officer Dave Wilson, the incident was fairly typical of many workplace violence incidents. An apparently disgruntled employee confronted his intended
➋ If fleeing is impossible, shelter
in place, preferably behind a locked door
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“ O U R WO R LD HA S C H AN GED A LOT IN TH E L AST 13 TO 15 YE ARS , AN D WE H AVE TO CHANGE O U R WAY OF TH I N KI N G.”
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➌ If room is breached, develop
A B O V E : Officer Dave Wilson teaches active shooter survival. R I G H T : Police
plan to incapacitate assailant
respond to an incident near U.S. 75.
target. The incident itself was over quickly, but it would take hours for first-responders to completely search the building, rescue terrified employees, and give the all-clear. Wilson, a 28-year police veteran, leads the department’s efforts to train residents on how to survive an active shooter situation. Over the past four years, he has developed a curriculum to guide them through
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