Active Shooter

• Province to review ‘how and when’ emergency alert was used for Langley shootings

  The text alert issued Monday morning was just the second time police have used the Alert Ready system to respond to an active shooting situation.

  Crime

  Jul 25, 2022
  
• Man accused of shooting at Vanderhoof, B.C. RCMP detachment charged with attempted murder

  The BC Prosecution Service confirmed the charge against Paul Nicholas Russell, after shots were fired from a pickup truck outside the Vanderhoof RCMP detachment Thursday.

  Crime

  Nov 26, 2021
  
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• Active shooter in custody, no one hurt in Vanderhoof, B.C.: RCMP

  RCMP say they got reports shortly after noon of a man with a long gun targeting the RCMP detachment and then continuing to drive around the area. 

  Crime

  Nov 25, 2021
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• Northumberland OPP search for suspect following shooting in Trent River north of Campbellford

  Northumberland OPP responded to a reporting shooting incident along Centennial Lane in the Municipality of Trent Hills.

  Crime

  Sep 16, 2021
• Suspect in custody after report of shooter in Newfoundland and Labrador: RCMP

  The RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador say police have a suspect in custody after reports of an active shooter near the village of Terra Nova northwest of St. John's.

  Crime

  Aug 10, 2021
• Suspect in custody following Nunavut active shooter alert: RCMP

  RCMP say an alleged shooter is in custody in the Nunavut community of Clyde River.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2020
• U.S. soldier saves ‘countless lives’ after stopping active shooter with his truck

  The active-duty soldier totalled his truck, pinning the suspected shooter underneath to disarm him.

  Trending

  May 29, 2020
• There is ‘no national RCMP policy’ for when emergency alerts should be issued

  There is no national protocol providing RCMP officers with guidance on when to use the emergency alert system, even in cases involving active shooters.

  Apr 28, 2020
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• 17 dead, including one RCMP officer, after shooting spree in Portapique, N.S.

  RCMP have identified the dead RCMP officer as Const. Heidi Stevenson, a 23-year veteran of the force.

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2020
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• No evidence of shots fired at Florida mall: police

  Some people posted video on social media showing what they said were cars streaming away from the mall as armed police arrived.

  World

  Oct 13, 2019